Sunday on the Bastion March 12, 1943 Pencil drawing of the backs of 4 people sitting on the ground
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) | Width: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm)
Archival History
The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Mark Talisman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Talisman
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small pencil drawing on paper attached to a gray paper backing (1989.2.137). It depicts the backs of 4 people sitting on the bare ground from left to right: a woman in a dress leaning back on her left hand, a figure in a round knitted hat and long coat, a large man in a long coat sitting on a foldable chair, and a small figure with short hair with his shoulders raised and head down. There are outlines of 3 figures in the distance in various poses under a blank sky. The date is in the bottom right corner.
front, bottom right, pencil : Neděle na baště 12.3.43 [Sunday on the bastion]
Genre
- Object
- Art