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William Sharp etching of soldiers lying dead in the snow

Object | Accession Number: 1995.133.13
1995.133.13 front William Sharp etching of soldiers lying dead in the snow Click to enlarge
Artwork Title
At Dawn (First State)
Date
creation:  approximately 1930-1945
Language
English
Classification
Art
Category
Prints
Object Type
Etching (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. William Sharp

About This Object

Physical Description
Etching. Soldiers frozen some lying dead in snow (Russia?)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
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.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:22:42
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Date: 1930-1945

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