Henryk Ross photomontage of the photographic members of the ghetto's Statistics Department

Overview
Artist:
Henryk Ross
Polish, 1910 - 1991
Title
Henryk Ross photomontage of the photographic members of the ghetto's Statistics Department
Date
1942; printed before 1955
Medium
gelatin silver print (montage)
Dimensions
14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from Archive of Modern Conflict, 2007
Object Number
2007/2406
Type of object
Photograph
Extended Label
On December 8, 1941, photography in the ghetto was curtailed: photographers were allowed to take pictures only on "official" occasions. In this montage, Ross humorously represents his colleagues' clandestine activity. In the background, you see a warning sign for "permission", which the photographers needed to obtain when leaving the premises.
Exhibitions & Publications
Published References
Sutnik, Maia Mari. Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross. Exhibition Catalogue. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 2015, pg. 143
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