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A group of soldiers cutting locks of hair from the heads of a group of bearded men

Against a blank background, figures are rendered in washes of black ink and textured shading. At center and left, two bearded men stand with fists clenched at their sides, as military officers with scissors cut locks of hair from the sides of their heads. In the foreground at center, another man with a six pointed star on his lapel stands looking at us, as another soldier cuts his hair. At lower left, an officer holds a riding crop to the neck of an elderly woman, while at lower right, another hand appears, pulling the hair of a man wearing a skull cap. At upper right, streaks of black ink almost obscure the number seven.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.33.62.7
People
Murray Zimiles, American (New York City, NY born 1941)
Title
Tormenting, Humiliating, and Barbering the Jews
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Holocaust #7
Series/Book Title: The Holocaust
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361220

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph in 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
2018.33.62.7
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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