us-005578-irn84484-irn9643
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn84484-irn9643/alternateIDs/1
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1932-01-01
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn84484-irn9643/acquisitions/1
has or had holder: us-005578
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.
is or was included in: us-005578-irn84484
physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Image of 3 men seated on ground in darkness with a lantern overthe head of the man in the foreground. Image is mounted on a separate sheet of paper--which has the German title written across the bottom in graphite. German title runs along bottom left to bottom center
scope and content: Created by William Sharp, circa 1932.
type: RecordSet
title: Drawing by William Sharp
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has record set type: Item
has or had some members with language: deu
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1932-12-31
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
record resource extent: overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 14.380 inches (36.525 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.620 inches (21.895 cm) | Width: 11.620 inches (29.515 cm)
identifier: irn9643
history: The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.