Tragedy of the Ghetto (Working Study for Monument to Six Million Jews)

William Zorach, Tragedy of the Ghetto (Working Study for Monument to Six Million Jews), ca. 1947, pencil on tracing paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dahlov Ipcar and Tessim Zorach, 1968.154.429
William Zorach, Tragedy of the Ghetto (Working Study for Monument to Six Million Jews), ca. 1947, pencil on tracing paper, sheet: 23 3⁄8 x 18 3⁄4 in. (59.3 x 47.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dahlov Ipcar and Tessim Zorach, 1968.154.429

Artwork Details

Title
Tragedy of the Ghetto (Working Study for Monument to Six Million Jews)
Artist
Date
ca. 1947
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 23 3⁄8 x 18 3⁄4 in. (59.3 x 47.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dahlov Ipcar and Tessim Zorach
Mediums Description
pencil on tracing paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — death
  • Occupation — religion — nun
  • Cityscape — Poland — Warsaw
  • History — Poland — World War II
  • Figure group
  • Monument — memorial
Object Number
1968.154.429
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.154.429

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