Leopold Obermayer, a gay Jewish lawyer, was arrested by the Gestapo in 1935 and abandoned by Switzerland. After Dachau and years of abuse, he died in Mauthausen in 1943. I portray him as he was: vibrant and proud. #pinktriangleportraits #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart
Kurt von Ruffin, a gay actor and Nazi camp survivor, bravely shared his story in a 1994 doc. Tortured but spared, he exposed Nazi cruelty toward queer people. He died in Berlin at 95 in 1996. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
One goal I've had is to show more queer couples together. First is Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld & partner Li Shiu Tong. Their around the world adventures no doubt brought them closer together. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Happy birthday to Henny Schermann, Born February 19, 1912. Here is my updated art of her, no longer in a concentration camp outfit and marked with a black triangle. #HennySchermann #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Arrested for being gay, Willi Zimmt was forced through Buchenwald, Dora, and Bergen-Belsen, where he died in 1944. His mother kept searching for him.
#pinktriangleportraits #willizimmt #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Ilse aided her Jewish friend Ruth in fleeing Nazi Germany, declaring her rejection of the Nuremberg Laws. Arrested and sent to Ravensbrück, she survived the war—and so did Ruth.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Agnes Spindler lived openly as a lesbian, wearing men’s suits and loving freely. Repeatedly arrested by the Gestapo for defying gender rules, her fate after 1940 remains unknown.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Happy Birthday to Josef Kohout, one of the first pink triangle survivors to publish his story. To read more about his life visit my website!
#JosefKohout #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #wwii
Reed Peggram (1914–82), a Harvard scholar & polyglot, fled U.S. racism for Europe. He & his partner Arne survived fascist camps, escaped together, & were rescued by Black U.S. soldiers. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Gay Dutch artist Willem Arondéus led a queer resistance cell that forged IDs & destroyed Nazi records, saving thousands of Jews. Executed, his final words: ‘Homosexuals are not cowards.’ #pinktriangleportraits #gayart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Tennis legend Gottfried von Cramm faced persecution for being gay, defied Nazis, aided the resistance, and supported his lover’s escape—showing queer courage in a hostile world.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Feeling overwhelmed? Let’s focus on something positive: today is Kurt Bruhn’s birthday. This painting imagines him as his true, joyful self—honoring queer lives with possibility #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Paul Gerhard Vogel, a gay survivor of Nazi and later GDR persecution, endured brutal imprisonment and later spoke publicly about his experiences, helping preserve queer history. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Hans Scholl, a founder of the White Rose resistance after being persecuted for his queerness. He and his sister Sophie were executed in 1943 for defying the Nazis. #pinktriangleportraits #HansScholl #WhiteRose #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #wwii
Herbert Fiß, born September 1901, was arrested in 1935 for violating Paragraph 175. After imprisonment at Neusustrum and Sachsenhausen, he died there in 1942.
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#HerbertFiß #HerbertFiss #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Louis Henry Zinn, born in 1870, was jailed in 1935 for being gay. Driven to suicide in 1938, his story reflects the countless lives shattered by Nazi persecution under Paragraph 175.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Gad Beck, a Jewish resistance fighter in Berlin, risked his life to save others and fought courageously throughout the war. Proudly gay, his bravery and resilience continue to inspire. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Another face, another story erased. Only available information is this: Julius Schäfer, age 28, deported to Sachsenhausen. #JuliusSchäfer #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #wwii
Annette Eick, a Jewish lesbian, escaped Nazi Germany thanks to a love letter and luck. She survived Kristallnacht, fled to England, & lived to 100—a story of love, loss, and resilience. #annetteeick #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Adolf Feiling, born May 29, 1912, was arrested in 1939 and sent to Flossenbürg, where he was forced to sign his own castration order. He died there on March 29, 1944, at age 31. #adolffeiling #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
An seinem heutigen Todestag erinern wir an Rolf Grashey († 1937).
Seine Lebensgeschichte ist als Audioinhalt auf unserer Webseite verfügbar:
https://buchenwald.pulse.ly/ikoohzhnzy
#RolfGrashey #Gedenken #Todestag #Buchenwald #Weimar #München #NSVerfolgung #GegenDasVergessen #RosaWinkel
Alfred Ledermann, jailed at 18 for being gay, escaped a Nazi camp, was later re-arrested, and murdered in Sachsenhausen on July 12, 1942 during a mass killing of queer men. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #holocaustremembrance #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Exciting announcement! The Pink Triangle Portraits Project will be on display together for the 1st time starting this September at Gallery Bar in New Bedford. Opening reception and talk on Sept. 6 at 5-8 pm! #pinktriangleportraits #queerart #gayart #rosawinkel #art #newbedford
Robert Ölbermann, co-founder of the Nerother Bund, was a filmmaker, author, and advocate for queer rights. Arrested in 1936 for being gay and opposing the Nazis, he was imprisoned & later murdered at Dachau. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Gad Beck, a Jewish resistance fighter in Berlin, risked his life to save others and fought courageously throughout the war. Proudly gay, his bravery and resilience continue to inspire.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Josef Kohout, the first pink triangle prisoner to publish his story of survival, helped reclaim the pink triangle as a symbol of pride. His legacy lives on at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Frieda Belinfante, a queer Dutch cellist & WWII resistance hero, forged IDs, helped bomb Nazi records, escaped, saved lives, and later founded a U.S. orchestra. She shared her story before her death in 1995. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
Karel Pekelharing was a Dutch dancer, writer, & gay resistance fighter. He opposed the Nazis, joined the armed resistance, & was executed in 1944. A Stolperstein was placed in his honor in Amsterdam in 2021. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #queerart #paragraph175
#rosawinkel reloaded... :/
Thérèse Pierre, a queer teacher and French Resistance leader, led a cell of 100 soldiers, launching attacks on the Gestapo. She was posthumously honored for her courage and sacrifice. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
