Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Bronze bust of Etty Hillesum who was deported from Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands to Auschwitz where she perished, age 29, on November 30, 1943. The sculpture was created by Pieter Starreveld, circa 1986-1988.
- Artwork Title
- Etty Hillesum
- Date
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creation:
approximately 1986-1988
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Friends of Etty Hillesum Group
- Contributor
-
Artist:
Pieter Starreveld
Subject: Etty Hillesum
Physical Details
- Classification
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Art
- Category
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Sculpture
- Object Type
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Busts (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a: Bronze sculpture of the head of a woman on a pedestal.
b: Marble pedestal. - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Depth: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm)
- Materials
- overall : bronze
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Concentration camp inmates--Netherlands--Westerbork--Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Westerbork--Personal narratives. Jews--Netherlands--Biography. Women concentration camp inmates--Netherlands--Westerbork--Biography.
- Personal Name
- Hillesum, Etty, 1914-1943--Portraits.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The sculpture was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by the Friends of Etty Hillesum Group.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:48
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9932
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