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Drawing by William Sharp

Object | Accession Number: 1995.133.63

Created by William Sharp, circa 1930-1945.

Date
approximately 1930-1945  (creation)
Classification
Art
Category
Drawings
Object Type
Drawing (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. William Sharp
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About This Object

Physical Description
Image of a shadowed figure facing Gestapo, with scales of justice in hand.
Dimensions
overall : 11.380 x 14.500 in. (28.905 x 36.83 cm.)
Materials
overall : paper, charcoal, ink, graphite, tempera
Markings
Verso: upper right corner "46" in graphite
Signature
"Sharp" in ink bottom right corner of image
Contributor
Artist: William Sharp
Biography
Leon Schliefer 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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-23 13:37:02
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