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| Accession Number | ART22850 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 60.8 x 45.5 cm Frame: 82 x 66.4cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on plywood |
| Maker |
Herman, Sali |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Japanese prisoner, (Bougainville)
Description
Portrait of a Japanese soldier at Bougainville, New Guinea. 'At this time prisoners were very scarce and our Intelligence objected for reasons of their own to portraying any of them. The one I painted came into our line (Headquarters 15 Australian Infantry Battalion, 39 Brigade, 3 Division) and surrendered. He was a young boy, shaking like a leaf with fright, looking resigned and very sad. I gave him a smoke and my breakfast and then made a quick sketch of him. This was at dawn. Shortly after the Intelligence Officer took him over.' Sali Herman, Bougainville, July 1945
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