us-005578-irn84484-irn9668
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physical characterisitics and technical requirements: Image of man with an overcoat and briefcase standing in a fence enclosed swamp. Pliers in one hand
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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: irn9668
is or was included in: us-005578-irn84484
record resource extent: overall: Height: 11.620 inches (29.515 cm) | Width: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm)
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title: Drawing by William Sharp