Polish Jews Being Led to Slaughter
- Mixed Media
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42 x 65 x 1.75 in (framed)
(106.68 x 165.1 x 4.45 cm)
- Johanna Vogelsang
Thank you to the Eyerman family--artist Johanna Vogelsang’s daughter Kirsten Eyerman, her granddaughter Kyra Eyerman, and her son-in-law Edward Eyerman--for the generous donation of this work.
Also, thank you to the Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs and Tourism for the generous grant to mount this exhibit of works by Johanna Vogelsang dealing with Social Justice.
The views expressed in this work are solely those of the artist, and do not reflect the views of Hudson County Community College, the Hudson County Community College Foundation, anyone working at this college, or any local, state or government organization.
In the title of this work, the artist is referring to the fact that only 380,000 of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II. The rest were murdered. The artist was deeply concerned about the ongoing nature of mass slaughter. Through different regional references in this work, she makes clear that massacres do not depend on a specific time, place, people, or continent. Critical educational questions that emerge from this work include: What can we, as individuals, do to stop atrocity? What are the steps to take to prevent atrocity? How do we begin?
- Framed: 42 x 65 x 1.75 in (106.68 x 165.1 x 4.45 cm)
- Created: 1982
- Current Location: 2 Enos Place - 3rd Floor
- Collections: Art that Includes Writing, Mixed Media, Portrait or Figurative, The Totalitarian State, Works by Women