Abstract
The collection is comprised of sixty-four black-and-white digital photographs of Holocaust survivors who live in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs were taken by Lyn Robinson in 2012 for a photographic exhibit, the Wall of Hope. The permanent exhibit is on display at the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Scope and Contents Note
The collection is comprised of sixty-four black-and-white digital photographs of Holocaust survivors who live in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs were taken by Lyn Robinson in 2012 for a photographic exhibit, the Wall of Hope. The permanent exhibit is on display at the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Lyn Robinson has a fine arts degree with a concentration in photograph from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In 2012, Robinson saw an ad for a photographer for the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center. She won the commission and took photographs of over sixty Holocaust survivors living in Las Vegas, Nevada for an exhibit, the Wall of Hope.
Source:
Pryzbys, John, "Wall of Hope shows local Holocaust survivors smiling for the lives they’ve lived," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2012 September 27, https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/wall-of-hope-shows-local-holocaust-survivors-smiling-for-the-lives-theyve-lived/
Preferred Citation
Wall of Hope Portraits, 2012. PH-00409. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Lyn Robinson in 2018; accession number 2018-024.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by Tammi Kim in 2018 during accessioning. Collection files were transferred from one USB thumb drive and a finding aid was written.