1_26: Gary Sternberg
c.1940s-1950s, Front side - Photograph of a small Shih Tzu dog.
Black-and-white photograph depicting a small light-colored Shih Tzu dog. An individual is holding the dog's paws and arms up. The dog is sticking it's tongue out. The background shows some dead leaves on the concrete and the shade from a tree above.
Name/Title
1_26: Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.26Scope and Content
c.1940s-1950s, photograph of a small Shih Tzu dog.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948.Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Photograph