Christmas Illustration, Artwork on Concentration Camp Mail
1943 November 5, Front side - Letter with painted artwork from Gross-Rosen concentration camp.
Tan letter with printed text and outline in German using orange ink. Cursive handwriting in German using black ink is present. At the top left, a depiction of a winter scene with snow-covered coniferous trees and a candle is present. The texts at the illustration reads, "Weihnacht Grüsse" or "Christmas greetings".
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Christmas Illustration, Artwork on Concentration Camp MailScope and Content
1943 November 5, letter with painted artwork from Gross-Rosen concentration camp.Context
Nazi concentration camp artwork was a means for prisoners to engage in some sense of normalcy. The art depicted cultural traditions, holidays, landscapes, and tokens of meaning. Art was not to be religious or depict the atrocities of the concentration camps. Those who were found with secretive and inappropriate art were executed or transfered to execution camps. Art on concetration camp mail proved resilience in prisoners and offered hope to themselves and the receipients of the postage.Collection
ArtworkCategory
Letter
Philatelic Material