Drawing of a Jewish policeman from the Kovno ghetto
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 5.310 inches (13.487 cm) | Width: 4.330 inches (10.998 cm)
Creator(s)
- Josef Schlesinger (Artist)
Biographical History
."..active in the [Kovno] ghetto and closely associated with [Esther] Lurie was Josef Schlesinger. From the ghetto's first days he sought out the Paint and Sign Workshop, where he designed projects and most likely took part in several clandestine art exhibitions there. Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1919, Schlesinger began his training at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts in 1938. Within the year he and his mother left German-occupied Czechoslovakia for Kovno, where his father managed a textile factory. There he continued his studies at the Arts Institute until his ghetto imprisonment." [Klein, Dennis B., ed The Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto. Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1997, p. 169]
Archival History
The drawing was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Person depicted in drawing is either Alexander "Shmaya" or Boris Stupel. The two brothers were policemen in the Kovno Ghetto, and members of the Police Orchestra
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black ink portrait; image of man wearing cap ornamented with a Star of David.
Genre
- Object
- Art