Sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family

Identifier
irn740772
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2022.202.3
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 5.020 inches (12.751 cm) | Width: 6.693 inches (17 cm) | Depth: 0.591 inches (1.501 cm)

Archival History

The sketchbook was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Heske Levie Zelermyer, daughter of Benno M. Levisson.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Heske Zelermyer

Scope and Content

The sketchbook with hand-colored drawings was owned by members of Benno M. Levisson’s family and relates to their experiences while living in the Netherlands, a portion of the time in hiding, and Curaçao between 1939 and 1945. Small sketches in a style similar to that used in the sketchbook appear in many of the letters between family members also found in the collection.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular sketchbook full of pencil sketches of people and animals on tan paper bound within well-worn, tan, cloth-covered, cardboard covers. The images are done in a loose style and do not appear to relate to one another directly. The book has a cloth loop to hold a writing utensil at the top center of the back cover, and was once fastened by a cloth band, now missing, that stretched from the back cover to the front, passing over the open end of the short side. A distributor’s paper label is adhered within the front cover.

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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.