A Perspective: Possible Ways of Perceiving Reality – Exhibition of the Groag Family Paintings

In early July 1942 Emanuel (Emo) Groag (1886-1961), with his wife Gertruda (Trude) (1889-1979) and their son Willi (1914-2001), were deported to Ghetto Theresienstadt. Emanuel was sent to work in the carpentry. A short while later, he was transferred to the technical department and began work forging well-known works of art, under instruction of the Nazi command. Emanuel also took part in teaching and training children and youth in the ghetto. Though Trude had studied early education, in the ghetto she worked as a nurse. For a while she herself was sick and she took advantage of this time to work with children. She developed a special production technique using various materials available in the ghetto. Their son Willi served as an educator in the L410 girls’ home.

The exhibition displays works produced by the Groag family.