During my childhood Gouache created postwar by a former inmate of a people in a transit camp being loaded on a truck

Identifier
irn521507
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.463.1
Dates
1 Jan 1949 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The gouache was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Multi-colored gouache created by Maurice Rosen based upon his experiences as a prisoner in Pithiviers transit camp in France.The painting depicts men and women standing on the flatbed of a truck located in front of a barbed-wire fence with soldiers standing nearby.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular paper with a paper mat depicting a multi-colored painted image along the bottom of men and women standing on the flatbed of truck located in front of barbed-wire fence with soldiers standing nearby. The title in French is painted across the top and the artist's signature and French text is handwritten across the center.

front, top, paint : PENDANT mon ENFANCE

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Genre

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