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Zinkeisen, Doris (1898-1991)

Zinkeisen studied at the Royal Academy and worked in theatre design before the war. During the war she worked as a nurse in London before she became an artist for the Red Cross in Europe. Based in Brussels, she was able to visit Belsen as soon as it was liberated.

The artwork in this exhibition

Human laundry, Belsen: April 1945 - Doris Zinkeisen, Imperial War Museum, LD_5468
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