Northwest Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Ethnocide Education

Holocaust Art

Examples of art pieces created by the 6th grade students of NEH participant, Diane Leigh, at Kendall Elementary.

Ms. Leigh's unit on Holocaust education included the reading of several historical fictional stories, the creation of a timeline of events, the reading of several testimony stories, discussion of Holocaust poetry from "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," the reading of the photographic essay book "The Children We Remember," hosting a local Holocaust survivor into the classroom, playing of the game Dreidel, the reading of a story by Andre Trocme, viewing of a video about Le Chambron, and discussions of activities, literature, and applications of lessons to own lives.  

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From Hate to Freedom
by Anzhelika

 

by Benjamin

From the artist: "I used color to show violence because the blood is red.  I used emphasis because the star of David is yellow and the background is black.  I used shape to make the star of David.  I used texture because the background is smeared charcoal.  I used balance because when I had the same amount of red for blood on each side.  I used line when I made the star of David by making every star stand out."

 

by Cassidy

From the artist: "I used balance because if I didn't, the picture would looked like it was falling.  I used shape because it would be just a bunch of blobs if I didn't.  I used color against black and white to show that there was still beauty in all the hate.  I used shading to create texture because I thought it looked better with the texture.  I used line because I like shape.  I used emphasis because I wanted people to see some things first."

 

by Carissa

 

by Anzhelika

 

by Keeley

From the artist: "I made a spirit coming out of the candle that the girl who is trapped in the ghetto is holding.  With the candle and Jewish star necklace (her only possessions) the girl can bring out memories of happiness and smile for the very first time anyone has smiled in the ghetto.  She made the candle out of old crayons.  There is balance because she is in one half and her memory is in the other.  I used lots of color and lots of shapes."

 

by Oksana

From the artist: "I used shapes because I want to attract others attention and mind on it.  I also used color to show how everything was like and to express my feelings.  I created balance by having a grave in the middle of the page and a flower on the other side.  I used emphasis by making the flower yellow and standing out between the dark colors."

 

by Samantha

From the artist: "I used emphasis by surrounding my picture with color and I used balance by having almost everything in the middle."

 

by Cody

From the artist, "I used line to show the enemy.  I used shape to show the bunkers.  I used balance because I made something on everything."

 

by Jessica

 

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