POW Paintings at Torgau

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

Subject Topic:

Germany, Torgau, Entertainment, Art, Paintings, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Schumacher, Joseph, "The Great War in Pictures," No. 6, Berlin: G. Stilke, 1915, 37.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/703