Dr. Francis W. Roscoe collection

Identifier: irn523823
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523823

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Morris and Nancy Baker.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two portraits of Dr. Francis W. Roscoe painted by Josef Nassy when both men were imprisoned in Laufen internment camp during World War II.

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Portrait by Josef Nassy of a Red Cross doctor in a suit done when both were prisoners
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn34241
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 30.250 inches (76.835 cm) | Width: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) pictorial area: Height: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm) | Width: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Portrait painted by Josef Nassy as a gift for Dr. Francis W. Roscoe when both men were prisoners of war in Laufen internment camp in Germany. Nassy painted two portraits of Dr. Roscoe, this one in civilian clothes, and 2006.491.2 in doctor's smock, in appreciation for his efforts in improving health conditions in the camps. Dr. Roscoe was a senior medical officer and inspector for the International Red Cross for Allied prison camps in Germany. In 1943, he condemned conditions at a Jewish concentration camp, Tittmoning, and was arrested on the scene by Heinrich Himmler and sent to Laufen. Th...
Portrait by Josef Nassy of a Red Cross doctor in a physician's smock done when both were prisoners
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn34244
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 28.750 inches (73.025 cm) | Width: 24.500 inches (62.23 cm) | Depth: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) pictorial area: Height: 19.000 inches (48.26 cm) | Width: 15.250 inches (38.735 cm)
- Updated 12 months ago
Portrait painted by Josef Nassy as a gift for Dr. Francis W. Roscoe when both men were prisoners of war in Laufen internment camp in Germany. Nassy painted two portraits of Dr. Roscoe, this one in his doctor's smock, and 2006.491.1 in civilian clothes, in appreciation for his efforts in improving health conditions in the camps. Dr. Roscoe was a senior medical officer and inspector for the International Red Cross for Allied prison camps in Germany. In 1943, he condemned conditions at a Jewish concentration camp, Tittmoning, and was arrested on the scene by Heinrich Himmler and sent to Laufen...

Dr. Francis W. Roscoe collection

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Portrait by Josef Nassy of a Red Cross doctor in a suit done when both were prisoners

Portrait by Josef Nassy of a Red Cross doctor in a physician's smock done when both were prisoners