Watercolor painting on tissue
Extent and Medium
pictorial area: Height: 8.810 inches (22.377 cm) | Width: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm)
Archival History
The watercolor was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Eva Berglind, the daughter of Susanne Berglind.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eva Berglind
Scope and Content
Watercolor painting on tissue paper, mounted to white matboard. The painting may depict a section of barbed wire fencing with a figure standing behind it. One of six (6) works of art created by artist Susanne Berglind (donor's mother) illustrating her experiences during the Holocaust. Susanne Zimmerman was born in Miskolic, Hungary and was interned in the ghetto there. Susanne was deported to a series of concentration camps with her sister and mother, including Auschwitz, Płaszów and Bergen Belsen. Her mother died at liberation in Bergen-Belsen. The six works of art, which are watercolor on tissue or pastel on paper, document these experiences. Susanne was taken to Sweden after liberation on June 28, 1945 on the Kastleholm, where she recuperated.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Watercolor painting on tissue paper, mounted to white matboard. The painting may depict a section of barbed wire fencing, with a figure standing behind it.
Genre
- Object
- Art