Max Mittelmark painting

Identifier
irn625929
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.483.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 38.500 inches (97.79 cm) | Width: 49.750 inches (126.365 cm)

Archival History

The painting was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Alon Harnoy, the grandson of Max Mittelmark.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alon Harnoy

Scope and Content

Painting: created in 1959, illustrating the experiences of Max Mittelmark, born in 1906 in Strojinetz, Bukovina [present day Ukraine] and deported to Transnistria where he was confined to the Bersad ghetto and experienced horrible livingg conditions which are described in his artwork. He and his wife Fanny survived, returned to Romania and eventually came to the United States in the late 1950s.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

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.