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An official guardian visiting a foster family in Bern, 1946 Paul Senn -
Chopping wood at the Oberbipp boys' home in canton Bern, 1940 Paul Senn -
A Bernese family whose three eldest children have already been placed with foster families, 1946 Paul Senn -
Working at the Sonnenberg boys’ home in Lucerne, 1944 Paul Senn -
A discarded child during a visit by the "poverty inspector" in Bern, 1940 Paul Senn -
A discarded child gets a dental check in canton Bern, 1940 Paul Senn -
Standing in front of the director of the Oberbipp boys' home in canton Bern, 1940 Paul Senn -
At the Sonnenberg boys’ home in Lucerne, 1944 Paul Senn -
A foster child knitting in Bern, 1946 Paul Senn -
Working in the fields at the Oberbipp boys' home in canton Bern, 1940 Paul Senn -
At the Sonnenberg boys’ home in Lucerne, 1944 Paul Senn -
Inspecting the shoes of a discarded child in Bern, 1940 Paul Senn
The exhibition Discarded Children features work by Swiss photographer Paul Senn (1901-1953). Senn’s revolutionary images of working class life around the world were published in many major newspapers.
This content was published on April 9, 2013 - 11:00
In 1944, his reportage on the Sonnenberg boys’ home in Lucerne caused such a scandal that its director was subsequently sentenced for ill treatment. (Paul Senn, FFV, Kunstmuseum Bern, Dep. GKS. © GKS.)
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