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Political drawing by William Sharp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.133.57

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    Political drawing by William Sharp

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Ink wash and pencil drawing created by William Sharp, circa 1933.
    Date
    creation:  1933
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. William Sharp
    Markings
    Verso: upper right corner says "111" in graphite
    Signature
    and dated lower left quadrant, in graphite. Schleifer clearliy discernable.
    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.

    Physical Details

    Language
    German
    Classification
    Art
    Category
    Drawings
    Object Type
    Ink washes (aat)
    Physical Description
    Image of a group of men stating around a kiosk, reading broadsides.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink wash, ink, graphite

    Rights & Restrictions

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

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    Administrative Notes

    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:
    2022-07-28 18:22:43
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