Print depicting scene from Gross-Rosen

Identifier
irn714882
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.523.2.7
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)

Archival History

The print was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Giselle Brodsky and Mery Gross, the daughters of Salek Rosendorn.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Giselle Brodsky and Mery Rosendorn-Gross

Scope and Content

Trapezoidal print, part of an artwork set created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. This print depicts a scene from Gross-Rosen of prisoners working in a quarry.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Trapezoid-shaped print, part of a set of artwork created by Walter Peiser-Preisser ("Prei") consisting of seven color prints (one hexagon and six trapezoids) depicting scenes from multiple concentration camps including Auschwitz-Monowitz, Birkenau, Gross Rosen, and general scenes of commemoration that include names of camps, prisoner numbers and markings, with small holes punched around the entire border of each page which may have been used to connect the pieces to each other. This print depicts a scene from Gross-Rosen of prisoners working in a quarry.

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.