Title from caption on object: “Bodies of Slave Laborers Await Burial at German Camp”

April 12, 1945

John Florea

Associated Names
John Florea

Artist, American, 1916 - 2000

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a concentration camp. The image shows numerous bodies of prisoners in striped uniforms on the ground, with damaged buildings in the background. Soldiers can be seen walking among the bodies. The scene is bleak and stark, reflecting the harsh reality of the setting. The background also shows more wreckage. The photograph captures a moment of historical significance with honesty.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.2 × 29.3 cm (11 1/8 × 11 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 × 31.1 cm (13 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.658

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom printed in image: (NY4--APRIL 26)--BODIES OF SLAVE LABORERS AWAIT BURIAL AT GERMAN CAMP--AMERICAN SOLDIERS / EXAMINE THE BODIES OF SOME OF THE 2,700 SLAVE LABORERS AWAITING BURIAL AT THE GERMAN CON- / CENTRATION CAMP IN NORDHAUSEN, GERMANY. AMERICAN OFFICERS IMPRESSED MALE CIVILIANS OF / THE TOWN TO BURY THE BODIES. (EDS: THE ORIGINAL PHOTO IS SIMILAR TO A RADIOPHOTO PREVIOUSLY / SERVICED) (AP WIREPHOTO) (TJH50700-L-PL) 1945.; on verso, upper right and lower right stamped twice in purple ink: APR27 1945; center Associated Press copyright stamp in red ink; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 4/26/45 / 8yoH [?]; bottom center in graphite: World War II-concentration camps

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