Aquatint

Object | Accession Number: 1989.275.6

Artwork Title: Burying of the Torah
Series Title: 6 in a series of 12
Classification: Art
Category: Prints
Object Type: Aquatint (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Sharp

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Physical Description: Image of two men digging a grave in a Jewish cemetary; one man stands watching them, holding a Torah; tombstones with Stars of David, scrolls, and hands are visible behind them; two leafless trees and a cart are in the background
Dimensions: overall: Height: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
pictorial area: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
Materials: overall : paper, ink, adhesive
Signature: Penciled below image "William Sharp"
Inscription: Penciled below image "'Burying the Torah' (The Wall"; verso, upper left corner, typed paper label "220"
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.
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The aquatint was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 08:55:01
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