The Time of Murder: Memories
Object numberM2006/019:006
TitleThe Time of Murder: Memories
Creator Joseph Bau (artist)
DescriptionA set of 10 prints in a folder, by artist and holocaust survivor Joseph Bau, depicting scenes from a Nazi concentration camp. The artist, who was at school in Krakow in 1939 with the donor's husband, gave it to the Biggs' when they visited him in Israel. Joseph Bau, born in Krakow in 1920, died in 2002, was one of survivors in "Schindler's Arc".
According to the artist’s official website (http://www.josephbau.org/) this print is titled ‘Burning Ashes’. The print depicts hundreds of figures walking towards or gathering around a mound of burning ashes. Above the heads in the sky is the Nazi insignia.
According to the artist’s official website (http://www.josephbau.org/) this print is titled ‘Burning Ashes’. The print depicts hundreds of figures walking towards or gathering around a mound of burning ashes. Above the heads in the sky is the Nazi insignia.
Production placeTel Aviv, Israel
Production date 1982
Subjectart, nazi cruelty
Object nameprints
Dimensions
- width: 217.00 mm
height: 277.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Genia Biggs