Title from caption on object: “Too Weak to Walk after Liberation”

April 1945

Edward George Malindine

Associated Names
Edward George Malindine

Artist, British, 1906 - 1970

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows a person sitting on the ground with their full body visible from the side, leaning back slightly with their legs extended forward. The person is positioned with their head tilted back and mouth slightly open, and their profile is visible, showing a thin face with hollow cheeks and a pointed chin. Their hair is short or shaved, giving the appearance of a close-cropped style. The person is wearing a long, loose coat layered over other garments, and dark boots. The scene is outdoors, with a dirt path and what appears to be a barbed wire fence in the background. The ground around the person is rough and scattered with small debris.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.5 × 19.3 cm (10 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.2 × 20.8 cm (10 5/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.369

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Ebay.com); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: [4/]21/45 / 8P; upper center: Weak [circled] / Mon. p.p. [underlined]; upper right stamped in purple ink perpendicular: APR 23 1945; center left printed in applied photo paper perpendicular: (NY11-APRIL 21)--TOO WEAK TO WALK AFTER LIBERATION--HIS FACE / REGISTERING AGONY THIS INTERNEE AT THE BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP, / 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF HANNOVER, GERMANY, SITS ON A MOUND--TOO WEAK / TO WALK--AFTER THE CAMP WAS CAPTURED BY BRITISH FORCES. THIS IS/ AN OFFICIAL BRITISH PHOTO. (AP WIREPHOTO BY RADIO FROM LONDON / TODAY) (EEH7155590P-P1) 1945; center Associated Press copyright stamp in red ink perpendicular; center right stamped in red ink: FEB 6 1990; lower right stamped in purple ink: APR 23 1946

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