ca. 1947
Image of a forest clearing with the inscription EX LIBRIS, Henry H. Urman / (9 x 7 cm)
Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.
In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.
In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.
Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...
Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases
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Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.
_______
Quoted from the Hofmann family archive
Location: private
Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll
ca. 1947
Detail view of the motif
Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.
In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.
In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.
Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...
Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases
_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.
_______
Quoted from the Hofmann family archive
Location: private
Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll
ca. 1947
Artist's signature and date in the lower right corner
Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.
In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.
In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.
Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...
Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases
_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.
_______
Quoted from the Hofmann family archive
Location: private
Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll
ca. 1947
Variant on tracing paper (woman sitting in a forest clearing, a rose in front of her, a skeleton waving from further back)
Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.
In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.
In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.
Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...
Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases
_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.
_______
Quoted from the Hofmann family archive
Location: private
Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll
ca. 1947
Variant on tracing paper, detail view of the vanitas motif
Henry Herman Urman was a warrant officer in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1942, to 1949. He was born on January 31, 1911, in Stanislau, then part of Austria, now Ukraine. He became a U.S. citizen in 1943 and died on September 2, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. During the Nuremberg Trials, his duties included reporting to the U.S. President on various proceedings.
In several U.S. files, he was responsible for, among other things, the whereabouts of downed U.S. Air Force crews.
In 1950, his name appears in a tax case concerning Henry Ford III Jr., where he was reported to U.S. President Truman.
Based on the available information, it can be assumed that Mr. Urman held a prominent position within a U.S. government agency. ...
Sources:
- Fold3.com
- HighCommandCase.pdf
- US Army Cases
_________
Note:
Based on the place of birth and the name, Henry (=Heinrich), Urman (=Urmann),
it is possible that this is an emigrant from Austria—presumably with a Jewish background.
_______
Quoted from the Hofmann family archive
Location: private
Design: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
Realization: Hofmann, Friedrich August (Gustl)
scan 30. Aug 2024, Theo Noll
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