Auschwitz
Berta R. Golahny, American, 1925 - 2005
1965
Soft-ground etching and drypoint on paper
33/35
Plate: 23 9/16 × 17 3/4 in. (59.9 × 45.1 cm)
Sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 5/16 in. (76.1 × 56.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of the Artist
2024.58.2
Printer
Lockwood Studio, Boston
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed and numbered, lower left, in graphite: "Auschwitz" 33/35; Signed, lower right, in graphite: Berta R. Golahny
Provenance
The artist, Berta Golahny, Newton, Massachusetts, until 2005; by descent to the artist’s daughter, Amy Golahny, Newton, Massachusetts; given by the Estate of the Artist to present collection, 2024.
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