French Artist at Cologne
Description:
As a punishment camp for Allied officers, usually men who had attempted to escape from other camps, there were not many options for prisoners for recreation. This French prisoner is passing time by drawing sketches of battle scenes to decorate the walls of the ward at Cologne (Koeln).
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Lorimer John Austin, "My Experiences as a German Prisoner," London: A. Melrose, 1918, 72.
Subject Topics:
Art,
Type:
text