Drawing by William Sharp

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. 

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner. 

Drawing by William Sharp 

overall: Height: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm) 

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Image of Hitler standing in front of tank cannons, surrounded by all types of artillery. His palms are turned up in a pleading motion and his face shows a piteous look. Verso: white adhesive label with"1" typewritten on it in upper left corner Recto:"Jo. Geobbel" in graphite in lower right corner