War, the Mad Sculptor, Carves in Finland
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Acme Newspictures
American
War, the Mad Sculptor, Carves in Finland
The bodies of Russians killed, collected in the woods by Finnish squads in the Petsamo area in Northern Finland lie in a frozen heap in a clearing in the woods. The man on the left is frozen stiff in the crouching attitude ibn which he died.
December 1939
Gelatin silver print
Image: 15.2 x 21.2 cm
Overall: 17.9 x 22.7 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
2008.0025.0008
Inscriptions Recto: (typed applied label): PLA 541875/ WAR, THE MAD SCULPTOR, CARVES IN FINLAND/ NORTHERN FINLAND-- THE BODIES OF RUSSIAN KILLED/ COLLECTED IN THE WOODS BY FINNISH SQUADS IN TERRITORY/ RECAPTURED IN THE PETSAMO AREA IN NORTHERN FINLAND./ LIE IN A FROZEN [illegible] HEAP IN A CLEARING IN THE WOOD./ THE MAN ON THE LEFT IS FROZEN STIFF IN THE CROUCHING/ ATTITUDE IN WHICH HE DIED./ CREDIT LINE (ACME) 2/9/40 FALL DJH MH TELEBURS/ PASSED BY CENSOR ??? VIA TRANS-ATLANTIC CLIPPER
