Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Caricatures Drawn by Hand and a Photograph - Jewish German and Austrian Refugees in a Farm in England, 1938

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Fifteen caricatures drawn by hand and a press-photograph, depicting Jewish boys, refugees from Germany and Austria, in a training farm of YMCA in Flint Hall Farm, Buckinghamshire, England, [England, 1938].
1. Press photograph published in the English paper "Daily Sketch". The photograph (titled on the upper part) depicts seven Jewish boys, refugees from Germany and Austria, drinking tea. 13X24 cm. Good condition. Pinholes to the four corners. Tears to the piece of paper with the description of the photograph.
2-16. Fifteen colorful caricatures, drawn by hand, portraying the team of the above farm (maybe also some of the trainees). Signed with the letter "H" and dated - [19]38. On most of them appears a title with the name of the illustrator or his nickname.
Several of these caricatures are seen in the photograph (no. 1), hanging on the wall behind the boys. Average size: 25X20 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases and wear. Small tears at margins and corners. Pinholes and tears from hanging the leaves. Stains.
On the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum there is a 4-minute video recording the boys during daily activities in the farm.
Anglo-Judaica and Americana, Jewish Communities, The Holocaust and She'erit HaPletah
Anglo-Judaica and Americana, Jewish Communities, The Holocaust and She'erit HaPletah