Prisoners of War – Lithographs by Hermann Struck – Berlin, 1916

Kriegsgefangene, Hundert Steinzeichnungen von Hermann Struck.Published by Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen). Berlin, 1916. German.
One hundred lithographs by Hermann Struck – portraits of World War I war prisoners (each portrait titled in German). Text by German anthropologist Felix von Luschan.
In 1915 Struck joined the German army as a volunteer. He first served as an interpreter and censor, and later was transferred to the Russian front where he was in charge of Jewish affairs. During the years 1915-1916 Struck created portraits of prisoners in German camps, with the authorization and support of the German General Staff, and documented in his works different “types” of prisoners. The project was done in collaboration with anthropologist Felix von Luschan who created a classification method for people by skin color and was of the researchers of “Physical Anthropology of Jews”. The results of this joint project were compiled in this book.
[3] leaves, 27 pp, [2] pp, [50] leaves (portraits). 38 cm. Good condition. Damage to binding.