They hold the archives of the renowned artist Hugo Gellert. Hugo was a dear friend of my grandparents and is one of the four main heroes of my upcoming book. I met him when I was young and am honored to own his lithographs.
I noticed a photo of Hugo Gellert on the Archives of American Art site and realized I had seen it before.
They had no idea who Hugo was standing with. But I did! Hugo is one of the four main subjects of my book.
I wrote them the following email and they updated their website.
Zilzer and Gellert had more than art in common: they were both devoted to ending fascism and creating world peace.
Citation for confirming photo:
Zoltan Deak, editor, This Noble Flame, an Anthology of a Hungarian Newspaper in America, 1902-1982 (New York: Heritage Press, 1982) 200. Zoltan Deak, editor, This Noble Flame, an Anthology of a Hungarian Newspaper in America, 1902-1982 (New York: Heritage Press, 1982), 200.
Here is a bio of Zilzer:
Greenstein, Saul. “The Artist Who Forewarned the Dangers of the Nazis”, The Librarians Blog, National Library of Israel, 4 September, 2018. Read it here.
Photographer G.D. Hackett
The photo was taken by Gabriel D. Hackett, a Hungarian-American journalist and photographer who took some of the important photos I am sharing in my book. He was an ardent labor supporter and anti-fascist too.
