Aquatint

Object | Accession Number: 1989.275.8

Artwork Title: Treblinka Special
Series Title: 8 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 large mass of people walking next to railcars; some carry suitcases or bundles; one person holds the hand of a small child; all walk away from the viewer; "Warszaw" written on the side of one of the cars; a book lies on the ground; people can be seen in the railcars
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
Signature: Penciled below image "William Sharp"
Inscription: Penciled below image "'Treblinka Special' (The Wall)"; lower left corner of mat penciled "9"; verso, typed paper label.
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: 2022-07-28 18:21:10
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