In this painting, Hirschberger uses the image of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, as seen in pre-and early Renaissance painting, most likely a reference to Giotto’s Ognissanti Madonna (1310) an artist Hirschberger admired. In contrast he also places a Jewish mother and child appearing naked and in concentration camp garments. Attached by the contrapti...
Creator:
Hirschberger, Fritz, 1912-2004
Created:
1990?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Front row left to right: Heidi Kertzscher, Pat Lane, Kim Allord; middle row left to right: Melodie Berglund, Kari Kavajecz, Judy Hayes, Maria Matzke; top row left to right: Lori Martin, Cindy Major, Joy Schneider.
Contributor:
University of Minnesota Duluth
Created:
1990 - 1991
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Back row left to right: Jared Roy, Stephen Roach, Andrew ?, Burke Edgerton, Todd Bowlby, Rich Villouous, Todd Jesperson, Jim Lobland; front row left to right: ?, Christine Hendrickson, Heidi Thorson, Rebekah Alm, Jackie Tok, Lisa Kottke, Terri Keller, Tierney Bartell.
Contributor:
University of Minnesota Duluth
Created:
1990
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth