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Zina (tracks) – unpublished version (I, II)

Siemaszko, Olga (1911-2000)

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Olga Siemaszko's works: the "Hand of the Dead" project

The tracks leading to the Auschwitz camp, with the smoke from the crematoria visible on the horizon. The two drawings made on a folded sheet of translucent paper are the ultimately unused versions of the illustrations for the short story "Zina" by Maria Zarębińska-Broniewska from the edition in the volume "Ręka umarłej" (Hand of a Deceased). The illustration used only differs in detail from the present versions (see MPOLIN-M1633).

The railroad ties on these drawings are indicated by two horizontal parallel lines connected on either side by short vertical lines.

At the time of donation of the object to the POLIN Museum, it was in a paper frame (it was glued to it from underneath), and in its bottom right corner the artist indicated in pencil the page on which the drawing was to be published: "Str. 82" [Page 82] (in fact, the final version of the work appeared on this page).

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Information about the object

Author/creator	Siemaszko, Olga (1911-2000)
Object type	drawing
Time of creation/dating	20th century
Place of creation	Warszawa (mazovian province) ( dane niepewne )
Technique	drawn
Material	paper ink
Keywords	Nazi camps The Holocaust writers March 1968 (1968-1972) actors death death transports
Copyrights status	contact the Museum
Owner	POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number	MPOLIN-M1634
Localization	The object is not currently on display

The purchase of work for the POLIN Museum's collection was subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for Promotion of Culture - a state purpose fund, program: National Collection of Contemporary Art.