Caricature by Bill Spira of bespectacled man

Identifier
irn12508
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1997.68.86
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Bill Spira, a cartoonist, was also known as Bil Freier. He was originally from Austria. During the Holocaust he forged passports for the Emergency Rescue Committee. Despite Varian Fry's (an American ERC representative) intervention, he was arrested and deported to Auschwitz. He survived the camp.

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997 by Annette Fry.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Annette Fry, Sylvia Varian Fry, and James Duncan Fry

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

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.