1_12: Gary Sternberg
c.1946-1947, Front side - Photograph from Gary Sternberg in Shanghai, China.
Black-and-white photograph depicting Gary Sternberg sitting within an inflated tube in "Leprosy Lake" in Shanghai, China. Both of Gary's arms are positioned out to the side, away from his body. His torso and mid-section is submerged in the water. His feet are resting on the outside of the inflated tube. Gary is smiling.
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1_12: Gary SternbergEntry/Object ID
2017.1.12Scope and Content
c.1946-1947, photograph from Gary Sternberg in Shanghai, China.Context
Partial excerpt taken from exhibit page Gary Sternberg in Shanghai: Mixing Flour, Water, and German Opera: Gary (Gerd) Sternberg was born in Germany on August 25, 1931 to a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. Although he and his sister were raised and baptized as Protestants, Nazi ideology designated Gary as Jewish. Gary’s father was arrested and sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on June 14, 1938. When released January 28, 1939, the family managed to find refuge in Shanghai, China with about 18,000 other mostly-Jewish refugees. Gary’s family lived in Shanghai from May 1939 to July 1948. Gary swam in a local lake which he "called the lake 'Leprosy Lake' because of the skeletons. The lake was a burial ground for many poor Chinese people."Collection
Gary SternbergCategory
Photograph