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A folio of drypoints from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945: embossed olive-green faux leather volume containing 35 pages of prints and one watercolour of figures, landscapes and vessels
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A folio of drypoints from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway. The cover is embossed olive green paper (faux leather), stitched with green paper and lined with green sho...ART90933
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As stated: Ray Parkin's hat
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A worn and torn soldier's hat, with a smaller copy at the right. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop whi...ART90933.028
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Attap barges, Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Several prisoners of war, wearing only shorts and hats, loading attap onto two barges at Tamuan. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Park...ART90933.026
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Basketball at Makasura
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Seven male figures, wearing only shorts, playing basketball in an area with palm trees and a fence. One figure has thrown the ball towards the goal ring. This print is included in a folio of drypoints...ART90933.008
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Elephant hills, Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A river scene, with hills in the background and riverbank vegetation; two birds are seen flying upper centre. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings ...ART90933.024
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Embarkation, Tanjeong Priok
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A large number of soldiers queuing to embark on a warship that will leave at dawn. Several soldiers are climbing the gang plank. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the ...ART90933.010
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End page of the folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This is the end page of a folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway. The folio of drypoints were made from the original drawings th...ART90933.033
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Entering Singapore
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A large steamship entering Singapore Harbour, with clouds overhead. A lighthouse on rocks is prominent at right. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawin...ART90933.014
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Family mart under the mango, Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A family selling its produce under a giant mango tree. There is a line of palm trees in the background. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that R...ART90933.027
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For Weary
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This page contains a book dedication to "Weary" Dunlop, for a folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway. Dunlop was an eminent surg...ART90933.034
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Ghosts! Weary Dunlop's clinic
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This print shows Prisoners of war awaiting attention, seated on the grass outside a hospital tent, in the jungle close to the River Kwai, where Weary Dunlop conducted a medical clinic on the Thai-Burm...ART91031
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Gravel party and bamboo rafts at Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Several figures of people working, shovelling gravel on the beach for use on Tamuan roads. A large bamboo raft dominates the composition. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made...ART90933.030
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Graves, Hintok River
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Five crosses signifying graves located in the middle of the jungle at Hintok River. Large rocks placed between the two crosses in the foreground and another cross suspended between the tree tops uppe...ART90933.023
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Guard house, Makasura
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A grass-roofed house in the centre of composition is surrounded by palm trees and other vegetation. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Pa...ART90933.009
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Hold accommodation, en route Java to Singapore
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A full hold of prisoners of war travelling in a ship from Java to Singapore. This print is included in a folio of dry points that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Wear...ART90933.012
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Hot-water service, Bandaeng
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Two ancient hot-water services standing in a village near two buildings, smoke billowing out of the chimneys on each water stand. A single telegraph pole is seen in the centre background. A seated man...ART90933.006
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Ox cart, Hintoku Road Camp
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A large ox cart dominates the centre of the composition, surrounded by an ox lying down at left, two seated figures at right, and vegetation in the background. This print was included in a folio of dr...ART90933.018
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Poem
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This is a poem by Ray Parkin, handwritten on the page preceding the first drypoints, in a folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway...ART90933.036
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Return to River Kwai
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This print is a view of the River Kwai and the Elephant Hills from a prisoner of war camp on the Thai-Burma Railway. It was made by Parkin for his 1992 Christmas card from the original drawing he made...ART91030
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River craft at Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Two bamboo river boats, one with a sail. Trees and vegetation surround the river. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to...ART90933.031
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Saviours of sanitation, Tamuan
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Seven men trying to hold up an attap building against a fierce tropical storm, with blinding rain and strong winds. The ground around the building is flooded. This print was included in a folio of dry...ART90933.029
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Sea cameo, Tanjeong Priok
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A double-decker steamship is moving along at right with a sailing ship on the left. The wind is quite brisk. Several seabirds seen at right background. This print is included in a folio of dry points ...ART90933.013
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Sick parade, Hintoku River Camp
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A large tent that shelters some of the sick prisoners of war. Others are seated on the grass surrounding the tent. The figure in front of the tree is, like the others, horribly emaciated. This print w...ART90933.022
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Singapore Harbour
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A large Chinese junk dominates the background, with a warship at the left. In the foreground is a small rowing boat with two figures on board wearing Chinese hats. Another junk is seen at the right di...ART90933.015
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Tamil jungle shrine, Hintok River
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A shrine in the jungle covered with an attap shelter. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop while they wer...ART90933.019
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Tents at Hintoku
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Tents pitched in the jungle at Hintoku. Men are seen lying on stretchers within the tents. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin ent...ART90933.021
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The destruction of the Perth, February 28th 1942
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
The bombing of the Australian warship Perth. The artist has shown the moment of the bomb hitting the centre of the ship, along with other smaller explosions in the sky and surrounding water. Visible a...ART90933.002
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The duet, Hintoku River
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Two men, standing inside a fenced area, are seen singing a duet. Flames leap up from a bonfire at right. The two figures are standing in the midst of a thick forest. They are Bert Smith and Ivor Jones...ART90933.017
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The gate, Bandang
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Armed guards seen watching the entrance gate to the military barracks Bandoeng, where POWs were mustered before being sent to the Burma-Thailand Railway. The British and Australians (referred to by Pa...ART90933.005
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The house of Laurens van der Post, Bandang
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
The house of the playwright Laurens van der Post. It has open shutters on the windows. A single telegraph pole is seen at centre, with two tall trees at centre and right foreground. The print is inclu...ART90933.007
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The lifeboat at Princes Island
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A lifeboat tied to a buoy at the water's edge. Five naked male figures are carrying supplies and preparing the ship to leave. In the distance is a mountain with cloud on top, and seen at right is a ti...ART90933.003
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The river at Konyu
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A river scene, with Thai boats, background mountains and river bank vegetation. Two figures in left foreground are possibly fishing. There is a section of a timber fence running down to the water at c...ART90933.016
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The wake of conquest, Java
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A view of bombed buildings and wrecked telegraph poles at the sea's edge. City buildings are faintly visible in the background. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the o...ART90933.004
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Title page for folio of drypoints from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
This is the title page for a folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway. The folio of dry points was made from the original drawings...ART90933.035
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Water chain, Hintoku River
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Prisoners standing in a long line passing water back from the river. A large boat dominates the centre of the composition, with trees in the background. Several men, clothed only to the waist, are pas...ART90933.020
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Water queue, en route Java to Singapore
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A group of soldiers, wearing only shorts, queuing for water on the ship, en route from Java to Singapore. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that ...ART90933.011
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Wayside shrine, Thailand
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
A timber shrine placed on a pole. It is shaped like a temple, with the figure of a god inside. The print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin ...ART90933.025
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Will o' the wisp beetle
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Maker: Parkin, Ray
Parkin depicts two versions of a will o' the wisp beetle, one with wings closed, one with wings open. Both are brightly coloured. This image is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from ...ART90933.032