us-005578-irn82307-irn9581
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archival history: The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.
biographical 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.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Image of a man in a long coat, floating in the air, arms upraised andan anguished, angry look on his face. Hat and umbrella are floating in the air to his left side. Swastika banner hanging over a doorway in the background.
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 record set type: Item
identifier: irn9581
is or was included in: us-005578-irn82307
record resource extent: overall: Height: 13.750 inches (34.925 cm) | Width: 16.120 inches (40.945 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
title: Drawing by William Sharp