Manila 1944-45 : as Trudl saw it / Trudl Dubsky Zipper

Manila 1944-45 : as Trudl saw it / Trudl Dubsky Zipper

Manila (Philippines)--History--Pictorial works.

Watercolor painting, Austrian--Catalogs.

Trudl Zipper was the wife of Manila Symphony Orchestra conductor Herbert Zipper, and was an acclaimed dancer and artist in her own right. Both got out of Europe in time to escape Hitler’s persecution of the Jews, but arrived in Manila in time to get caught up by the Japanese occupation. Being Austrian, they were not interned, but both struggled to survive in Manila under Japanese rule.

Trudl began to paint her impressions of the Japanese and life under them in 1943; she continued to paint until the liberation of Manila in 1945. Her paintings reflect her artistic as well as satirical skills, with background and annotations by her husband. The watercolors say more about the occupation than many words can.

Zipper, Trudl Dubsky

Santa Monica, CA : Crossroads School, 1994

1994

29 x 22 cm.

Softbound

964450402

DS 689 M2 Z56

14218

104 p.

ill.