UTW 3

Child lifting head of man who died on the street

Art: 1992
Media: Ink
Framed, 21 5/8 in. H x 31 5/8 W

This is the only drawing in the Under the Wings series with a portrayal of victims portrayed w/ butterfly wings.
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Inspired by a Warsaw Ghetto photo seen in the book The 45th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943-88, pub. by Interpress, Warsaw (Polish:  Warszawskie Getto – 1943-88, w 45 Rocznice Powstania, Wydawnictwo Interpress).

The photo is seen in the chapter titled “Life in the Ghetto” (Zycie w getcie)

Exhibits, selected

• Hillel Center, Univ. of Washington, Seattle (1992