Walter Spitzer collection

Identifier: irn34334
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34334

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Walter Spitzer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 9 intaglio etched prints created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences during the Holocaust as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps.

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Displaying items 1 to 9 of 9

Etching by Walter Spitzer of a skeletal concentration camp inmate gazing at the empty food bowl of another
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37588
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) | Width: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) pictorial area: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of naked skeletal concentration camp inmates and guards
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37590
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Width: 19.375 inches (49.213 cm) pictorial area: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of 2 guards with 3 unclothed female concentration camp inmates
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37591
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) | Width: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) pictorial area: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of 2 emaciated concentration camp inmates walking arm in arm
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37593
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) | Width: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) pictorial area: Height: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm) | Width: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of a group of concentration camp inmates listening to a speaker
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37594
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Width: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) pictorial area: Height: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of a dog attacking fallen concentration camp prisoners in an arena
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37595
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 19.375 inches (49.213 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) pictorial area: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of concentration camp inmates begging, digging in a dumpster, and hauling corpses
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37596
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) pictorial area: Height: 11.625 inches (29.528 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching of a group of 3 skeletal children in the outside yard in a concentration camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37597
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Width: 19.250 inches (48.895 cm) pictorial area: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...
Etching by Walter Spitzer of concentration camp inmates hauling a cart of corpses, with one not yet dead
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn37598
- English
- 1955
- overall: Height: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) | Width: 19.125 inches (48.578 cm) pictorial area: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Intaglio etched print created by Walter Spitzer based upon his experiences as an inmate in Blechhammer and Buchenwald concentration camps from 1943-1945. Following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Walter fled with his family from Cieszyn (Województwo Śląskie). In 1940, his brother, Harry, was taken away by German soldiers and his father, Samuel, died after surgery. In June 1943, he and his mother, Gretta, were deported to Blechhammer labor camp where they were separated. Walter was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then Buchenwald, where the 17 year-old Spitzer began documen...