us-005578-irn84484-irn9654
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 characterisitics and technical requirements: Image of bartender in white garb, standing in front of a table. Published"Welt Spie" German title on lower edge in lower right quadran--in graphite.
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has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
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history: The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruth Sharp, the wife of William Sharp.
record resource extent: overall: Height: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
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has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1930-01-01
title: Drawing by William Sharp of a bartender at work
identifier: irn9654