Title	Typical scene inside a barrack
Creator	Lagrange, Francis.
Description	This scene presents life inside the barracks, probably within one of the camps on Royale. These were for the least violent prisoners and had the best conditions compared to the camps on the other islands and the mainland. Lagrange states that the conditions were rarely bad on Royale and that the prisoners were not abused, if they did their jobs and obeyed orders. They were even allowed to purchase a few luxuries–tobacco, wine, or foodstuffs. During their leisure hours, the prisoners were allowed to read, talk, gamble, or listen to musicians playing guitar. In this painting, the men in the foreground gamble, while the prisoners on the cots read or talk. A man playing a guitar can be seen in the left corner, providing music for the group.
Subject.TGM	Prisoners Prisons Barracks Paintings
Subject.Local	Lag., F. F. Lag French penal colony Inmates Devil’s Island (French Guiana) Diable Island (French Guiana) Ile du Diable (French Guiana) Teufels Insel (French Guiana)
Coverage	France -- French Guiana -- Devil's Island
Source	Original painting by Francis Lagrange.
Language	French
Date.Original	circa 1940-1959
Date.Digital	2005-03-24
Type	Photographs
Format	jpeg2000
Identifier	200470.jpg
Relation.Is Part of	Museum of Art & Archaeology Devil's Island Paintings Collection
Publisher.Digital	University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology;
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Collection Name	Devil's Island Paintings