The article analyzes the circumstances of the creation of the graphic series Majdanek, Flowers of Auschwitz, and Auschwitz by the artist Zinovii Tolkachov (1903–1977) about the camps that the author visited as a correspondent after their liberation.
It discusses and highlights the context of political and historical events, the author’s involvement in the scenes he depicts, as well as the use of specific artistic means of expression. These testimonial works combine the subjectivity inherent to artistic images, with the accuracy of historical details.
