Drawing of Nazi brutality in a concentration camp
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 9.490 inches (24.105 cm) | Width: 14.370 inches (36.5 cm)
Creator(s)
- Mort Eckhaus (Artist)
Biographical History
Mort Eckhaus survived Buchenwald concentration camp. He created the drawing while in camp Buchenwald.
Archival History
The drawing was donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Lorraine and Martin Beitler.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin and Lorraine Beitler
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Image of two Nazi soldiers watching unclothed, emaciated people die in "Gas Kammer."
Genre
- Object
- Art