us-005578-irn84484-irn9651
date: approximately 1930-1945
archival history: The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
type: RecordSet
title: Drawing by William Sharp
identifier: irn9651
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
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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 mother and daughter on street carrying papers.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
record resource extent: overall: Height: 11.890 inches (30.201 cm) | Width: 8.820 inches (22.403 cm)
is or was included in: us-005578-irn84484
has or had holder: us-005578
scope and content: Created by William Sharp, circa 1930-1945.
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