Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was a German-born artist associated with the Dada and Merz movements. He fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and, after the outbreak of the Second World War, was interned on the Isle of Man as an enemy alien. During his internment, he continued to produce art and gave lectures to fellow internees, and his time on the Island forms a notable chapter in the history of wartime internment.