us-005578-irn84484-irn9639
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Image of old woman selecting coffin, salesperson with measuring stick in hand.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1932-01-01
has end date: 1932-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has record set type: Item
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 drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
identifier: irn9639
is or was included in: us-005578-irn84484
record resource extent: overall: Height: 11.620 inches (29.515 cm) | Width: 9.380 inches (23.825 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Created by William Sharp, circa 1932.
title: Drawing by William Sharp