Easter, Artwork on Concentration Camp Mail

Archive

Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1943 April 4, Reverse side - Letter with painted artwork from a prisoner at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Tan letter with printed text and outline in German using red ink. Cursive handwriting in German using black ink is present. At the top center, an illustration depicts a brown rabbit with clothing and a rucksack on standing in nature. At the top left, foliage with colorful flowers appear. Red, blue, and yellow ribbons.

Name/Title

Easter, Artwork on Concentration Camp Mail

Entry/Object ID

2008.5.1

Scope and Content

1943 April 3, letter with painted artwork from prisoner, Karl Kriz at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Collection

Artwork

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - Apr 1943

Primary Language

German

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

5-15/16 in

Length

8-5/16 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Nazi Concentration Camp

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

State/Province

Brandenburg

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated (September 2 2026) C. Walrich - Updated Valuation (September 9 2026)