Portrait of a male survivor drawn postwar by a former Polish slave laborer

Identifier
irn607413
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.486.4
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 15.375 inches (39.053 cm) | Width: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)

Creator(s)

Archival History

The drawing was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Rachel Postawski, the cousin of Henryk Hechtkopf.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rachel Postawski

Scope and Content

Ink portrait drawing of a man created by Henryk Hechtkopf after his return to Warsaw, Poland, in 1946. In September 1939, Poland was invaded and partitioned by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Henryk, a lawyer, was placed in Soviet captivity and sent to a slave labor camp. He survived imprisonment due to his drawing talent.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Portrait of man who was a Holocaust survivor.

Subjects

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.