The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Harold Shachner.
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.
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 Verso: lower half of lower half of sheet, center,"Pity Poor Germany" in graphite and crossed out. Below this is, also in graphite,"Please! Arms for Poor German" with a crossed out exclamation point at the end of title.
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overall: Height: 14.880 inches (37.795 cm) | Width: 14.880 inches (37.795 cm)
Drawing by William Sharp