"Kniebojge!(Stutthof) (October 1943, the Arrival in Stutthof) / "Kniebojge!" (Stutthof) (octobre 1943, arrivée à Stutthof)

Celnikier, Izaak (1923-2011)

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The portfolio of graphics "La Mémoire Gravée" by Izaak Celnikier
grafika
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One can guess that here is shown the scene of the camp assembly in Stutthof, during which the prisoners, on the order of the executioner-conductor standing in the middle, on a raised platform, with their arms raised, perform squats (the title Kniebojgen, German: Kniebeugen - squats). Celnikier was sent to the Stutthof camp in November 1943, after a stay in prison in Łomża. | AT

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Information about the object
Author/creator
Celnikier, Izaak (1923-2011)
Object type
graphic
Time of creation/dating
19th century
Place of creation
Paris (France)
Technique
etching
Material
paper
ink
Keywords
graphics (art.)
Nazi camps
The Holocaust
Copyrights status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M799/4
Localization
The object is not currently on display