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Zina (tracks) – unpublished version (III)

Siemaszko, Olga (1911-2000)

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

Pen drawing depicting the railway tracks leading to the Auschwitz camp; crematorium smoke visible in the distance. One of the unpublished versions of the illustration for the short story "Zina" by Maria Zarębińska-Broniewska (the original drawing eventually used in the book "Ręka umarłej" (Hand of a Deceased): MPOLIN-M1633).

This one differs from the three other versions of the drawing (two unused and one published) in the detail in the depiction of the smoke: it is drawn with four lines that undulate and partially overlap, especially on the left side. Each railroad tie is drawn with two parallel horizontal lines connected on both sides by short vertical lines.

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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-M1635
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.