Various Visual Arts Exhibits, Compositions, Histories, Criticisms, and Single Works
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Holocaust & Genocide Studies / Teaching through Art
":Art is a very powerful and thought-provoking tool that educators can utilize to teach the Holocaust. Art of the Holocaust can be explored through four main areas: art created by the victims, art created by the Nazis, outside art, and remembrance/aftermath art.
Note: It is important to keep in mind that all materials (including artwork) that are used when teaching the Holocaust need to be placed within their historical context."
Armenian National Institute
Explore the many links to find various images.
"Dedicated to the study, research, and affirmation of the Armenian Genocide."
Beyond Genocide
This is a traveling exhibit. Check out the left side-bar for more genocide information.
AVAM Exhibition Explores Genocide and the Ravages of War
American Visionary Art Museum
Mostly information about Holocaust art, but there are some others, too. Also check out http://avam.org/exhibitions/esther-and-the-dream-of-one-loving-human-family.shtml
This was Alfredo Jaar’s Rwanda’s project
"Alfredo Jaar may have been born in Chile, but this conceptual artist is known today for his encounters with the Rwandan genocide1. Jaar’s Rwanda series is regarded as one of the most important projects centering on war and violence."
NARA Holocaust-related Assets
Explore Holocaust-era Assets research, bibliographies, legislation, and more
Learn about Holocaust-era assets relevant to the USA's National Archives: "The Holocaust-Era Assets web pages provide a better understanding of the record holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) relating to the looting, locating, recovering, and restituting Holocaust-Era assets. Substantive research interest in Holocaust-Era Assets began in 1996 with various issues related to Swiss dormant bank accounts and gold looted by Nazi Germany. Within several years interests expanded to include, among other things, looted cultural property (including books, archives, manuscripts, and Jewish communal property), looted art works, unpaid and unclaimed insurance policies and issues surrounding slave and forced labor.
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