One Day, One Child Series

Publisher Museum Placement Services

Artist Gabriella Nikolic (Canadian, born Serbia)

MediumMonotype with painting, on Stonehenge paper

Dimensions28” x 40”

SignedSigned at lower right: Gabriella

Credit LineGift of Susan Robson

Object numberCAN2000.020.MPS

DescriptionMain image is a white and blue face painted on the center of the piece. Secondary images include the top ladder-like portion of Auschwitz gate and a gray and white X cut out of black square. Archival images of signs in French, Serbo-Croatian, Dutch, and German. Heinrich Heine quote about burning books on bottom of piece and “Grace After” in top left. Principle colors are black, white, blue, gray, and pink formed by mixing maroon and white.

ClassificationsPrints

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