(Nurse, Toni Rotkopf), in the hospital nursery

Overview
Artist:
Henryk Ross
Polish, 1910 - 1991
Title
(Nurse, Toni Rotkopf), in the hospital nursery
Date
1942
Medium
35 mm cellulose nitrate negative
Dimensions
Overall (each image): 3.4 x 3.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from Archive of Modern Conflict, 2007
Object Number
2007/1961.2
Type of object
Negative
Extended Label
The Jewish Council created hospital wards for children and the elderly. Hospitals were also established to contain contagious diseases. These were precarious places: the Nazis often evacuated hospitals and sent patients to the Chelmno nad Nerem killing facility.
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. 53
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