Pink Triangle Portraits
@pinktriangleart.bsky.social
Documenting every photographed gay/queer victim of the Holocaust/Paragraph 175 with a portrait & information about the victim.
www.BryanSharland.com
www.BryanSharland.com
Liddy Bacroff, a trans woman & writer persecuted in Nazi Germany, held fiercely to her identity. She was killed in Mauthausen in 1943. Today her memory endures. #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #pinktriangleportraits #LiddyBacroff #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Liddy Bacroff, a trans woman & writer persecuted in Nazi Germany, held fiercely to her identity. She was killed in Mauthausen in 1943. Today her memory endures. #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance #TDOR #pinktriangleportraits #LiddyBacroff #lgbtart #holocaust #pinktriangle #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
Hans Scholl, a founder of the White Rose resistance after being persecuted for his queerness. He and his sister Sophie were executed in 1943 for defying the Nazis. #pinktriangleportraits #HansScholl #WhiteRose #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #wwii
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hans Scholl, a founder of the White Rose resistance after being persecuted for his queerness. He and his sister Sophie were executed in 1943 for defying the Nazis. #pinktriangleportraits #HansScholl #WhiteRose #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #wwii
Herbert Fiß, born September 1901, was arrested in 1935 for violating Paragraph 175. After imprisonment at Neusustrum and Sachsenhausen, he died there in 1942.
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#HerbertFiß #HerbertFiss #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
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#HerbertFiß #HerbertFiss #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Herbert Fiß, born September 1901, was arrested in 1935 for violating Paragraph 175. After imprisonment at Neusustrum and Sachsenhausen, he died there in 1942.
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#HerbertFiß #HerbertFiss #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
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#HerbertFiß #HerbertFiss #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
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
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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
#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
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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
September 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
September 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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
September 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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
August 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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
August 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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
August 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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
#pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
August 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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
#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
July 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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
July 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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
July 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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
July 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
June 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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
May 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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
May 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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
May 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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
#JohannScheff #pinktriangleportraits #lgbtart #art #holocaust #pinktriangle #rosawinkel #gayart #queerart #paragraph175
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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
#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
www.BryanSharland.com
#pinktriangleportraits #pinktriangle #gayart #queerart #paragraph175 #holocaust
April 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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
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
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
April 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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
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