Pink Triangle Portraits

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

Thank you to all who came to the opening of my 1st show last night! It is wonderful to see all these faces I’ve gotten to know so well shown all together. I hope I did justice to their stories and that they would be happy. The display will be up for Sept. @thegallerybar in New Bedford, MA

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

Selling signed artist prints to fund my ongoing project with 50% of profits donated to The Trevor Project. Queer/trans youth are under attack, and support matters more than ever. Prints of all work & commissions available—DM for details. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #pinktriangle #queerart

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

Just back from my first Europe trip. A surprise stop in Amsterdam led me to the Homomonument—powerful and moving. My second monument after the Pink Triangle Memorial in San Fran, I keep a pink quartz from there on my desk. Someday, I hope to visit Berlin, Sydney, and Sitges too.

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

Günter Pieka, born January 24, 1920, in Brice, Slovakia, was deported to Auschwitz on May 23, 1941, for being gay. He disappears from the record after that, his fate lost to history. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175

Heinz Dörmer, featured in Paragraph 175, spent 10 years in Nazi camps. Denied reparations in 1982, his testimony remains a stark reminder of past atrocities & the ongoing fight for Queer rights. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175

Willi Kühlen, born in 1912, was a salesman turned artist, persecuted for being gay under the Nazi regime. Arrested, imprisoned, forced into military service, he was killed in May 1945. #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175

Johann Scheff, arrested by the Nazis at 16. Despite the terror, he smirked—a quiet act of defiance against a regime that sought to erase him.
#JohannScheff #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175

Excited to finally be able to share my new website! Featuring my own work as well as a full look at the Pink Triangle Portraits project and my work there. Please check it out and follow me!
www.BryanSharland.com
#pinktriangleportraits #pinktriangle #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #holocaust

Albrecht Becker
Albrecht was an artist and photographer. When the Gestapo arrested him for being gay, he courageously yelled at them “Everyone knows I’m (gay)!” and denied nothing.
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175

Hello BlueSky!
Excited to share my project documenting every photographed
gay/queer victim of the Holocaust and Paragraph 175 with a portrait and information about the victim. Please follow along!
#queerart #pinktriangleportraits #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #paragraph175