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- Notes:
- Three French prisoners paint landscapes outside of the prison camp at Heuberg. Painting was a favorite pastime for many prisoners and they often had the opportunity to display their work in public at war prisoner exhibitions.
- Date Created:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The Russian prisoners of war at Goettingen formed a balalaika orchestra. Their musical instruments ranged from small mandolins to the large bass balalaika.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This photograph shows a wall of paintings produced by Allied officers at Torgau at an art exhibition in 1915. The paintings range from portraits of women and Serbian soldiers to landscapes, probably of the prison camp and surrounding area. The quality of this art work was quite good and painting was a way prisoners could escape from the confines of the prison, at least mentally.
- Date Created:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Two Russian prisoners of war show their paintings to an unidentified YMCA secretary during a visit to an unidentified German prison camp. Angels appearing from heaven on the battlefield are the themes of both paintings on the easel. The YMCA provided art supplies to prisoners to encourage them to paint. POW's often displayed their art work at POW exhibitions and sold their art in neutral countries to earn some money.
- Date Created:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Date Issued:
- 1658-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1788-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
- Notes:
- 1897?
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
- Notes:
- Canvas,84 1/4 x 138 1/4''(214 x 351 cm)Commissioned by the Papal Nuncio Monseigneur Corsini in 1652 in homage to Louis XIV Presented and added to the collection in 1664
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
