Pencil drawing
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.630 inches (27 cm) | Width: 8.130 inches (20.65 cm)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Natalie Polzer, the daughter of Joseph Polzer.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Natalie Polzer
Scope and Content
Pencil sketch, detached from sketchbook, drawn by Joseph Polzer, Along with his mother Mirrha, Jewish and originally Russian and father Karl Polzer, non-Jewish and Austrian, the family fled to France in 1938. By 1940, Joseph was placed at Chateau du Chaumont, a chateau used by the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants that housed thousands of Jewish children. The Polzer family was able to leave by 1941 and came to the United States.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Copyright Holder: Dr. Natalie Polzer
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Pencil sketch on paper originally part of sketchbook
Genre
- Object
- Art