Essay Homework: The Holocaust
Select any 2 of works of art about the Holocaust. You can select from the following list or conduct additional research on Holocaust art. Make sure to get approval from your instructor if you are selecting something not on the list. Click on the link to see the list:
Works of art about the Holocaust list (Select any 2 of works)
o Morris Kestelman: Lama Sabachthani [Why Have You Forsaken Me?]
o George Mayer-Marton: Women with Boudlers
o Bill Spira: Prisoners Carrying Cement
o Jan Hartman: Death March (Czechowice-Bielsko, January 1945)
o Edgar Ainsworth: Belsen
o Leslie Cole: One of the Death Pits, Belsen. SS Guards Collecting Bodies
o Doris Zinkeisen: Human Laundry, Belsen: April 1945
o Eric Taylor: A Young Boy from Belsen Concentration Camp
o Mary Kessell: Notes from Belsen Camp
o Edith Birkin: The Death Cart - Lodz Ghetto
o Shmuel Dresner: Benjamin
o Roman Halter: Mother with Babies
o Leo Breuer: Path Between the Barracks, Gurs Camp
o Leo (Lev) Haas: Transport Arrival, Theresienstadt Ghetto
o Jacob Lipschitz: Beaten (My Brother Gedalyahu)
o Norbert Troller: Terezin
o Anselm Kiefer: Sternenfall
After selecting any 2 works of art: Write an analysis of each artwork, including the following information:
i. Identify the title, artist, date completed, and medium used.
ii. Explain the content of the artwork - what do the images show?
iii. How does the artwork relate to the bigger picture of the Holocaust?
iv. How effective is the artwork in relating the Holocaust to viewers?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.