Helft Russland (Help Russia)

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Name/Title

Helft Russland (Help Russia)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 155

Description

A man with his eyes closed, mouth agape, slouches to the side. With two pairs of hands embarrassing him on both sides; One hand behind and the other before his neck. He wears a hoody unzipped showing a worn shirt.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kathe Kollwitz

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Komitee "Künstlerhilfe" der "Internationalen Arbeiterhilfe"

Date made

1921

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Berlin

* Untyped Place

Germany

Edition

Edition Size

300

Notes

unnumbered

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Inscription

Location

lower right below image

Transcription

Kathe Kollwitz Helft Russland

Language

German

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

upper left corner

Transcription

R4619 7

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription, Title

Location

lower left corner

Transcription

Helft

Language

German

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

lower center below plate

Transcription

b[?]2407

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Inscription

Location

lower left recto

Transcription

Bl.187

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

19-3/4 in

Width

25-1/2 in

Web Links and URLs

https://nmwa.org/art/artists/kathe-kollwitz/

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries