From the relative tranquility of a game of baseball at Salisbury Camp, NC, to the brutal execution of Indians in the Mutiny of 1857, POW art presents the full range of the war captive experience. In a rendition created after the Napoleonic wars, Nicholas-Toussaint Charlet showed the two directions of battle: Austrian prisoners being led away ...

POW was started in 2003 by a loose collection of artists, graffiti writers and illustrators who were shunned by the controlling influencers of the day - so we set about producing and distributing our own art.

This page shows some of the POW’s artwork that is in Museums collection. Camp Houlton in Aroostook County processed and held over 3500 German prisoners during July 1944 to May 1946. Houlton was the largest and lead POW internment camp in Maine.

Many artworks created inside World War II POW, internment, and concentration camps detailed the horrors of war. Surviving paintings made by the POWs in Houlton largely memorialized their American experiences, reinforced a nostalgic German identity, and may have eased trauma and homesickness as they painted vistas of Europe.

Centered around murals and art, POW! WOW! over the years has grown into a global network of artists and organizes art exhibitions, lecture series, schools for art and music, creative community spaces, concerts, and live art installations across the globe.

2016年11月16日 · Captured in North Africa, Kurt Siebein was sent to Canada in September 1942. Likely disembarking in New York, after a long train journey, he and his fellow PoWs arrived at Camp 133 at Ozada, Alberta.

Explore our collection of POW art, created by prisoners of war throughout history. These one-of-a-kind pieces are not only a unique addition to any militaria collection, but also a meaningful way to glimpse into the life of prisoners during conflicts.

It examines the significance of their POW and post-war artworks in the context of their experiences in WWII, the institutional representation of WWII POW art generally and, more broadly, the context in which wars shape the creative output of imprisoned soldiers and civilians.

Updated March 7, 2022 Scenes from Camp 133 at Ozada remain among the most popular depicted by POW artists (for more on POW art, click here to read some of my earlier posts). The camp was one of Canada’s largest, holding over 12,500 POWs by November 1942, and among those interned were a number of Continue reading “Seeing Double: POW Artists ...

Creating digital illustrations that tell a story. JAN 6.