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Internee-made portrait

Date made: 1941

Description: Framed and glazed portrait of the head and shoulders of young boy in collar, tie and blazer. Signed in bottom right corner. Made in Rushen Internment Camp. Subject is the son of the man in MNH collection ID Number 1995-0146. Child looks pensive and does not look at the artist. The artist is Michael Schreck, listed as a refugee from Austria.

Measurements: overall: 57.8 x 50 cm

Materials: paper, pastel

Object name: painting

Collection: Art Collection

ID number: 1995-0145

Subject tags : #WW2INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS

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