From the start, I knew that the "Fourteen Stations" / "Hey Yud Dalet" suite would involve much more than the creation of the 15 full scale drawings, and their accompanying poem/drawings, but had no idea what a Sisyphean task it would become. Thus what is nominally a suite of 15 drawings has evolved into an endeavor that consist of 91 works of art.

The smallest drawings encompass only a detail, usually a “killing ground” within each extermination site. They are my initial encounters with each location, my hand and mind transferring a segment of the image into charcoal marks. The challenge is too immense to tackle at once. At this point I am unable to see the final limiting borders of the image, but I must begin. The larger drawings are wider views of the same sites, with the orientating axis rotated as if I was ascending a spiraling plume of smoke. This creates a protective distancing for me and provides a deeper awareness of the size and configuration of each camp. The Pen & Ink drawings are the first glimpse of the "Golden Mean" proportions of each final composition. These are maps of what each full-scale drawing will eventually contain. Four of the first of the Fourteen Stations' Woodcut Suite are at the bottom of this webpage.

 

 

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Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - "Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940) 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 2 "Babi Yar" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 3 "Buchenwald" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 4 "Belzec" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

"Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940)

 

Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau"

Station # 2 "Babi Yar"

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Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 6 "Gross-Rosen" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 7 "Dachau" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 8 "Chelmno" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station # 9 "Treblinka" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Station # 3 "Buchenwald"

Station # 4 "Belzec" 4

Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen"

Station # 6 "Gross-Rosen"

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Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station #10 "Mauthausen" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station #11 "Maidanek" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station #12 "Sobibor" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station #13 "Ravensbrück" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Pen & Ink - Station #14 "Stutthof" 4 ˝” x 7 ˝” 1995 Pen & Ink on Strathmore

Station # 7 "Dachau"

Station # 8 "Chelmno"

Station # 9 "Treblinka"

Station #10 "Mauthausen"

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Station #11 "Maidanek"

Station #12 "Sobibor"

Station #13 "Ravensbrück"

Station #14 "Stutthof"

 

 

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Preparatory Drawings Small - "Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940) 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 8 ˝” X 11” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 2 "Babi Yar" 8 ˝” X 11” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 3 "Buchenwald" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

"Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940)

Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau"

Station # 2 "Babi Yar"

Station # 3 "Buchenwald"

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Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 4 "Belzec" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen" 8 ˝” X 11” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 6 "Gross-Rosen" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 7 "Dachau" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Station # 4 "Belzec"

Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen"

Station # 6 "Gross-Rosen"

Station # 7 "Dachau"

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Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 8 "Chelmno" 8 ˝” X 11” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station # 9 "Treblinka" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station #10 "Mauthausen" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station #11 "Maidanek" 8 ˝” X 11” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Station # 8 "Chelmno" Station # 9 "Treblinka" Station #10 "Mauthausen" Station #11 "Maidanek"

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Preparatory Drawings Small - Station #12 "Sobibor" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station #13 "Ravensbrück" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

Preparatory Drawings Small - Station #14 "Stutthof" 8 ˝” X 11” 2004 Charcoal & White Conté on Strathmore

 
Station #12 "Sobibor" Station #13 "Ravensbrück" Station #14 "Stutthof"  
 

 


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Preparatory Drawings Large - "Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940) 30” x 42” 1995-2012 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 1 30” x 42” 1993 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 2 30” x 42” 1993 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 2 "Babi Yar" 30” x 42” 1993 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

"Khurbn Prologue" (Belzec 1940)

Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 1

Station # 1 "Auschwitz-Birkenau" 2

Station # 2 "Babi Yar"

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Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 3 "Buchenwald" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 4 "Buchenwald" 30” x 42” 1994-2010 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 4 "Belzec" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station #6 "Gross-Rosen" 30” x 42” 1997 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Station # 3 "Buchenwald"

Station # 4 "Belzec"

Station # 5 "Bergen-Belsen"

Station # 6 "Gross-Rosen"

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Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 7 "Dachau" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 8 "Chelmno" 30” x 42” 1995 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 9 "Treblinka" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station #10 "Mauthausen" 30” x 42” 1997 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station #6 "Gross-Rosen" 30” x 42” 2010-2013 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Station # 7 "Dachau" Station #8 "Chelmno" Station #9 "Treblinka" Station # 10 "Mauthausen"

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Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 11 "Maidanek" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station #12 "Sobibor" 30” x 42” 1997 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station # 13 "Treblinka" 30” x 42” 1994 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Preparatory Drawings Large - Station #14 "Stutthof" 30” x 42” 1997 Charcoal & White Conté on Arches

Station #11 "Maidanek" Station #12 "Sobibor" Station # 13 "Ravensbrück" Station # 14 "Stutthof"
 

 

 

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