WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954) WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954) | Koje Do Island camp, Sou…
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WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954)

WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954) | Koje Do Island camp, South Korea 1952 | Vintage silver print, single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition 21,2 x 25,6 cm Photographer’s agency stamp, and several handwritten annotations on the reverse LITERATURE Marco Bischof (ed.), Werner Bischof. Bilder, Zurich 2006, p. 291 (variant cropping). The picture was taken at Koje Do Island camp, where North Korean and Chinese communist troops were interned. Every day was washday at Koje, the shapeless garments hang out to dry on the camps barbed wire fences. Die Aufnahme entstand im Lager Koje Do Island, wo nordkoreanische und chinesische kommunistische Truppen interniert waren. Jeden Tag war Waschtag in Koje, die unförmigen Kleidungsstücke hängen zum Trocknen an den Stacheldrahtzäunen des Lagers.

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WERNER BISCHOF (1916–1954)

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