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ART AND
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Watercolor by Leo Haas entitled, "The Blind of Theresienstadt."
Leo Haas (1901-1983), Czech Jewish artist who, while imprisoned in the concentration camps of Nisko and Theresienstadt during World War II, painted portraits and produced a large volume of drawings documenting the daily life of the prisoners.
USHMM #59521
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Overview
The Art and Artifacts Branch of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contains more than 10,000 objects that document and illustrate the history of the Holocaust and the period immediately before and after it took place. These include:
- Art: period drawings, prints, sculpture, posters, and other creative works
- Books and pamphlets
- Broadsides, advertisements, and maps
- Film and video historical footage, audio and video oral testimonies; music and sound recordings
- Furnishings, architectural fragments, models, machinery, and tools
- Personal effects, ritual objects, jewelry, musical instruments, and numismatics (currency)
- Personal papers: documents, correspondence, memoirs, and scrapbooks
- Photographs and photo albums
- Textiles: uniforms, costumes, clothing, badges, armbands, flags, and banners.
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A pair of red wooden clogs worn by a Jewish child in hiding in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France.
USHMM #n00736.36, Gift of Maurice Chazot
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Star of David beaded necklace made by a female Jewish prisoner at a munitions factory camp in Germany.
USHMM #n06164, Gift of Marvin Dorf
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Mission
The Art and Artifacts Branch collects and identifies objects that tell the story of individuals, families, and groups that experienced the Holocaust so that they may be used for research and display. The window of opportunity is closing to locate and gather this material from individuals who experienced the Holocaust first-hand. The curators are making every effort to collect as much of this historical legacy as possible.
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Donations
The Art and Artifacts Branch seeks to augment its collection of original objects, textiles, art, books, and albums that were created and/or used during the Holocaust. If you have such objects and are willing to donate them to the Museum, please fill out the following form, or e-mail curator@ushmm.org, or call (202) 488-2649.
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Contact us at:
Art and Artifacts
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Tel.: (202) 488-2649
E-mail: Kyra Schuster at kschuster@ushmm.org
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