Internment in Britain in 1940 (Paperback)

Ines Newman

ISBN 10: 1912676478 / ISBN 13: 9781912676477

Published by Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, Ilford, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. When the artist Hugo Dachinger asked to paint the portrait of inveterate diarist Wilhelm Hollitscher a new friendship was born. Both men, refugees from the Nazis, were interned in the Huyton Internment Camp in 1940. However, they refused to let the experience daunt them, with Dachinger manufacturing his art materials from anything to hand and Hollitscher continuing his life-long habit of diary keeping. _x000D_This book brings alive the experience of internment by combining the creative response of the two friends. Hollitschers diary provides a vivid and fascinating account of daily life in the camp along with wider political comment, while Dachinger staged exhibitions of his work in the camp entitled Behind the Wire. Both men found being interned as an enemy alien traumatic, but were able to draw moral strength from the experience. In particular, internment provided Dachinger with relief from having to generate income and gave him time to paint the oppression he saw around him. _x000D_The context is set by three chapters. Professor Charmian Brinson writes about the history of internment and Churchills shameful policy to collar the lot; Rachel Dickson of the Ben Uri Gallery, elucidates Dachingers work in the camp and Ines Newman, the granddaughter of Wilhelm Hollitscher, provides a portrait of her grandfathers background and life. _x000D_The book reveals the true experience of life in captivity and is as relevant to todays injustices as it is an account of unjust treatment in the past. Brings alive the experience of internment by combining the creative response of the diarist Wilhelm Hollitscher and the artist Hugo Dachinger. The diary provides a vivid account of daily life in the camp, while Dachinger staged exhibitions of his work there. They found being interned traumatic, but drew moral strength from the experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Internment in Britain in 1940 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, Ilford
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912676478
• ISBN 13: 9781912676477
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

When the artist Hugo Dachinger asked to paint the portrait of diarist Wilhelm Hollitscher, a new friendship was born. Both men, refugees from the Nazis, were interned in the Huyton Internment Camp in 1940. However, they refused to let the experience daunt them, with Dachinger manufacturing his art materials from anything to hand and Hollitscher continuing his life-long habit of diary keeping. Hollitscher’s diary provides a vivid account of daily life in the camp along with wider political comment, while Dachinger staged exhibitions of his work in the camp entitled Behind the Wire. Both men found being interned as an ‘enemy alien’ traumatic, but were able to draw strength from the experience. The context is set by three chapters. Professor Charmian Brinson writes about the history of internment and Churchill’s shameful policy to ‘collar the lot,’ Rachel Dickson elucidates Dachinger’s work in the camp, and Ines Newman, the granddaughter of Wilhelm Hollitscher, provides a portrait of her grandfather’s background and life. The book reveals the true experience of life in captivity and is as relevant to today’s injustices as it is an account of unjust treatment in the past.

About the Author

Charmian Brinson, Professor Emeritus, Imperial College London, has published extensively in this area. Ines Newman has worked in local government policy and spent the last three years researching family history. Rachel Dickson, Head of Curatorial Services, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, has published widely on exiled artists.