The Holocaust
1935
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 261 x 410 mm sheet: 287 x 430 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.2536
Art Historical Context
Carl Hoeckner's *The Holocaust* (1935) is a stark lithograph in black ink on wove paper, measuring 261 x 410 mm (image) and 287 x 430 mm (sheet). As a print from the Reba and Dave Williams Collection at the National Gallery of Art, it exemplifies the power of graphic art to confront pressing social issues. Hoeckner, a German-born American artist active in the interwar period, was known for his bold social realist style, using prints to amplify messages of injustice during the Great Depression and the shadow of rising fascism in Europe. Created in 1935—just two years after Hitler's rise to pow...