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Portrait of Ron Brooks, by AJ Savitsky in Stanley Prison Camp, 1942.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1942

This is a portrait of Ron Brooks, in civilian clothes, done on 27 April 1942 by AJ Savitsky in the Stanley Internment Camp during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.  AJ Savitsky did some 200 portraits of the internees.

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Portrait of RHJ Brooks in uniform, by AJ Savitsky in Stanley Prison Camp, 1942.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1942

This Portrait of Ron Brooks in Fire Brigade uniform was done in Stanley Internment Camp by Arseny Joseph SAVITSKY, 30 March 1942.  AJ Savitsky did some 200 portraits of internees in the camp during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

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Arseny Joseph SAVITSKY (aka Joe) [1903-1990]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Savitsky
Given: 
Arseny Joseph
Alias / nickname: 
Joe
Birth
Date: 
c.1903-10-25 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
c.1990-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

ARSENY JOSEPH SAVITSKY 

Portrait Artist in Stanley Prison Camp

AJ Savitsky was an artist interned in the Stanley Prison Camp during World War II, when the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, He was a Russian who had migrated to Hong Kong in the early 1930s and became a member of the Hong Kong Police Reserve in 1936. He was interned with other civilians, including police officers. 

Birthplace (country): 
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