Drawing by William Sharp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.132.51

Artwork Title: I, at least had the consolation of St. Helena
Date: creation: approximately 1930-1945
Language: English
German
Classification: Art
Category: Drawings
Object Type: Drawing (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Harold Shachner

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Physical Description: Image of Hitler sittin in an arm chair, having a conversation with the ghost of Napoleon who is standing in front of a fireplace with a portrait of Adolf Hitler over the mantel. Maps and Globes prominently present, Moscow, Africa, and US have been designated.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 14.880 inches (37.795 cm)
Materials: overall : paper, charcoal, ink, graphite, tempera
Markings: Verso: "216" in graphite, upper left corner
Signature: lower right corner of image, "Sharp" in ink
Inscription: Title in graphite, recto, in lower left corner
Contributor: Artist: William Sharp
Biography: Leon Schleifer was born in 1900 in Germany. He served in the German army at the end of World War I (1914-1918). He became a political cartoonist and his work was published in the anti-Nazi press. He also specialized in courtroom trial sketches. After the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, Schliefer emigrated to the United States. He changed his name to William Sharp and continued his career as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator. His work was published in the New York Times, Life Magazine, and other publications. He died in 1961, age sixty-one years.
Personal Name: Sharp, William, 1900-1961.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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