us-005578-irn82307-irn9542
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physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Aquatint. Image of a figure in a white gown with two uniformed guards, one at each side of the figure. Recto: lower left corner, below image, in graphite
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
date: approximately 1930-1945
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: eng
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history: 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.
history: The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.
identifier: irn9542
is or was included in: us-005578-irn82307
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title: William Sharp aquatint of 2 guards and a doctor