Title from caption on object: “First Jewish Slave Girls Camp Liberated”

April 1945

Fred Ramage

Associated Names
Fred Ramage

Artist, British, 1900 - 1981

The image shows six women standing closely together, most of their upper bodies visible. They are in a line, turning slightly toward the camera, and lifting their sleeves to show their left forearms. Their facial features and hair are mostly covered by headscarves of various patterns and plain designs. They are dressed in dark, modest clothing such as coats and dresses, with some wearing scarves around their necks. The women have a range of expressions, from smiling to neutral. The backdrop is plain with a window behind them, suggesting an exterior setting. One woman is holding a large plaid handbag in front. The setting appears candid, with some women looking at the camera while others glance at each other.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.3 × 13.9 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 10.4 × 15.2 cm (4 1/8 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.372

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center printed in purple ink on applied paper: Newspaper Pool Photo. No. 403336. / FIRST JEWISH SLAVE GIRLS CAMP LIBERATED / These sturdy Jewish girls, were taken to the / slave workers camp at Kaunitz, Germany, were / liberated by the 9th., Army. They were forced by / the Nazis to work in a German munition factory. / They come from Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, / Poland, Czechoslovakia, etc., Each has a yellow / cross on the back, and everyone of them, even the / children have been tattooed on the left arm with / their numbers. The yellow was just dabbed on with / a paint brush by the Germans.; lower center stamped in red ink: 14 MAY 1945; lower center stamped in red ink and crossed out in grease pencil: WAR FILE

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