When Memory Speaks: The Holocaust in Art

Although the Holocaust represents one of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind, it is thought of by many only in terms of statistics--the brutal slaughter of over 6 million lives. The art of those who suffered under the most unspeakable conditions and the art of those who reflect on the genocide remind us that statistics cannot tell the entire story. This important and diverse collection focuses on the art expression from the inferno, documenting the Holocaust through sketches of camp life drawn surreptitiously by victims on scraps of paper, and through contemporary paintings, sculpture, and personal reflections. From an informative and comprehensive perspective, this book evokes a powerful response to the 20th-century catastrophe.

Author: Nelly S. Toll
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/21/1998
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780275955342

About the Author

NELLY TOLL teaches Humanities at Rowan University. A frequent lecturer and former guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, she is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Literacy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Without Surrender: Art of the Holocaust, and Behind the Secret Window, which was adapted into a play at the Annenberg Theatre of the University of Pennsylvania in June 1997 and is presently touring Europe.