ABSTRACT
The Diary of Anne Frank is the most famous and widely read diary in the world, with over thirty million copies sold. Less well known than the written diary is the visual record Anne Frank kept in her hiding place. She attached seventy-four images to the walls of the secret annex, fifty-two of which remain visible today at the Anne Frank House. This chapter discusses what these images reveal about her development as a teenager and how they evoke a world beyond the secret annex. It also suggests that they reflect the wartime experiences of other women in Amsterdam. Anne Frank’s picture walls constitute a visual diary, revealing a remarkable connectedness to people she never met but to whom she was inextricably linked.
