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Drawing of a man wearing a hat with his hands folded over his chest, standing in front of a shelf with an artist palette and bottles

Artist Profile: Henk Krijger

Henk Krijger lived through World War II in Amsterdam, experienced Nazi occupation, and participated in the Resistance. Much of his artwork depicts his experiences as his relationship to Christianity.

GVSU Art Museum Collection The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and white photograph of a concrete wall surrounded by vines and trees.

Artist Profile: Gloria Baker Feinstein

Since the young age of two years old, Portland, Oregon-based Jewish photographer Gloria Baker Feinstein had a camera in her hand. Her reflections, stories, and connections in her images ask viewers to find beauty in tragedy.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Monochrome painting of a portrait of a dog.

Artist Profile: Robert Russell

In 2022, Russell began to paint the porcelain figurines that were created during the Nazi regime. At first glance, the paintings may appear to be just portraits of deer, dogs, and rabbits, but his images reveal a horrific backstory.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Color lithograph print with multiple people doing different things, mostly in shades of brown. On person in red appears to be dancing, another has yellow wings.

Artist Profile: Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall was a Jewish artist born in Russia who forged a unique career in many artist mediums. He became known for his unique style of dream-like imagery full of Jewish imagery and symbolism.

GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Painting of a tree stump with its own reflection against a white background.

Artist Profile: Vera Klement

Vera Klement was born in the Free City of Danzig, a city-state in Germany, only a few years before the Nazi party took over the region, an even that would forever influence Klement's life and artwork.

Chicago Artist GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting The Holocaust

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb