Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Created by William Sharp, circa 1933.
- Artwork Title
- Die Muellern ham sich mit gas vergifted
- Date
-
creation:
1933
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. William Sharp
- Markings
- On verso: in graphite upper right corner "113", publishers marks at center of top edge and at center towards bottom edge. Various numbers at upper left corner, notation 11 x 12 in lower left quad. Toward center of left edge is faded publishers stamp, ."..nd Zeit, Berlin" and numbers associated with it. Something illegible in lower right edge in graphite.
- Signature
- lower right of image, dated "33" below signature
- Contributor
-
Artist:
William Sharp
- Biography
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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.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Drawings
- Object Type
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Drawing (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Image is outside courtroom. Published in Volk und Zeit. Three men and four women gathered outside door to courtroom. One man is officer of court, perhaps.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 13.620 inches (34.595 cm) | Width: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm)
- Materials
- overall : charcoal, ink, graphite, paper
- Inscription
- in ink across bottom edge is title.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Sharp, William, 1900-1961.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 10:50:18
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9616
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