Soldiers corralling groups of naked women in a prison yard
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Rendered in washes of grainy, textured black ink, and delicate thin lines, groups of naked women in an open yard are accosted by military officers. Three women stand at center, one with her hands raised in fear, another with indistinct facial features, and a third protectively holding an infant. At upper right, a man in an officer’s uniform yells and points at them with his hand, or possibly a gun. At lower left an officer n horseback orders another woman cowering before him. In the background at upper right, women huddled in another group look on. The number 5 is superimposed over them in black.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.33.62.5
People
Murray Zimiles, American (New York City, NY born 1941)
Title
Aktion, Poland 1939-45
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Holocaust #5
Series/Book Title: The Holocaust
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361218

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph on white wove paper
Technique
Offset print
Dimensions
55.9 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: M. Zimiles '87 (c)
  • inscription: l.r., in graphite: 2/40 M. Zimiles '87 (c)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Murray Zimiles, created 1987; [Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
2/40

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Murray Zimiles
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.33.62.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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