Karl Schwesig collection

Identifier
irn513880
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of seventeen drawings, three watercolors, and 1 typed manuscript created by Karl Schwesig before and after the Holocaust when he was arrested in Dusseldorf, Germany, for anti-Nazi activity and for being a Communist, and incarcerated in multiple internment and prison camps in German and then France, as well as works relating to his wartime experiences done when he returned to Dusseldorf after the war.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.