Albert Dov Sigal collection

Identifier: irn50722
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50722

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Rose Sigal Ibsen, the widow of Albert Dov Sigal.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of artwork created by Albert Dov Sigal relating to his experiences in a British detention camp in Cyprus in 1948 where he and his family were held after the ship on which they sailed from Romania to Palestine was captured by the British Navy.

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Albert Dov Sigal watercolor painting of men seated in a tent in a detention camp created during his imprisonment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3279
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) pictorial area: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Watercolor by Albert Dov Sigal made in 1948 while he was imprisoned with his wife, Rozi, and son, Daniel, in a British detention camp in Cyprus waiting for permission to enter Palestine. The painting shows a group of men sitting inside a tent with the wire fence of the detention camp in the background. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar immigration policy was very restrictive. Ships attempting to bring unauthorized refugees to the country were stopped and the passengers were interned. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Roma...
Albert Dov Sigal multicolored lithograph of a young woman, holding an infant, with her family on a golden road, based upon his experience as a refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3280
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Artist's proof print for a lithograph based on a drawing created by Albert Dov Sigal based upon the experiences of his family as newly arrived emigrants to Palestine on February 22, 1948. It depicts the artist and his family as they arrive in their new home. It is an image of a man carrying bags being followed by two woman: one holds an infant, the other carries a sack, as they walk along a seaside road with a small village in the background. See 1990.242.4 and 1992.113.14 for other versions of this scene. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar imm...
Albert Dov Sigal etching of 2 men at the detention camp fence created from a drawing done during his imprisonment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3281
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) pictorial area: Height: 8.500 inches (21.59 cm) | Width: 5.380 inches (13.665 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Artist's proof for an etching based on a drawing created by Albert Dov Sigal in 1948 while he was imprisoned with his wife, Rozi, and young son, Daniel, in a British detention camp in Cyprus waiting for permission to enter Palestine. The print depicts 2 men conversing next to a seated woman with a woman and infant standing in the background near the barbed wire fence. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar immigration policy was very restrictive. Ships attempting to bring unauthorized refugees to the country were stopped and the passengers were int...
Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of a young woman, holding an infant, with her family near the seaside based upon his experience as a refugee
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3282
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Artist's proof for an etching based on a drawing created by Albert Dov Sigal based upon the experiences of his family as newly arrived emigrants to Palestine on February 22, 1948. It depicts the artist and his family as they arrive in their new home. It is an image of a man carrying bags being followed by two woman: one holds an infant, the other carries a sack, as they walk along a seaside road with a small village in the background. See 1990.242.2 and 1992.113.14 for other versions of this scene. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar immigration...
Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of men near a metal hut in a detention camp created from a drawing done during his imprisonment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3283
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 14.375 inches (36.513 cm) pictorial area: Height: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Artist's proof of an etching based on a drawing created by Albert Dov Sigal in 1948 while he was imprisoned with his wife, Rozi, and young son, Daniel, in a British detention camp in Cyprus waiting for permission to enter Palestine. The print depicts men gathered near metal Nissen hut, possibly a bathing facility, with plants and other structures nearby. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar immigration policy was very restrictive. Ships attempting to bring unauthorized refugees to the country were stopped and the passengers were interned. In 1939...
Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of people in a detention camp tent created from a drawing done during his imprisonment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3284
- English
- 1948
- overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) pictorial area: Height: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm) | Width: 8.250 inches (20.955 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Artist's proof of an etching based on a drawing created by Albert Dov Sigal in 1948 while he was imprisoned with his wife, Rozi, and young son, Daniel, in a British detention camp in Cyprus waiting for permission to enter Palestine. based upon the experiences of his family as newly arrived emigrants to Palestine on February 22, 1948. It depicts the artist and his family as they arrive in their new home. It is an image The print shows a group of people seated inside a tent. Palestine was ruled by the British under a United Nations mandate and the postwar immigration policy was very restricti...

Albert Dov Sigal collection

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Albert Dov Sigal watercolor painting of men seated in a tent in a detention camp created during his imprisonment

Albert Dov Sigal multicolored lithograph of a young woman, holding an infant, with her family on a golden road, based upon his experience as a refugee

Albert Dov Sigal etching of 2 men at the detention camp fence created from a drawing done during his imprisonment

Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of a young woman, holding an infant, with her family near the seaside based upon his experience as a refugee

Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of men near a metal hut in a detention camp created from a drawing done during his imprisonment

Albert Dov Sigal monochrome sepia etching of people in a detention camp tent created from a drawing done during his imprisonment