Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
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Accession Number | ART24378 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 60.4 x 45.3 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas on plywood |
Location | Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 4: D-Day VE |
Maker |
Moore, Alan |
Place made | United Kingdom: England |
Date made | 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Ex-POWs' first glimpse outside Germany for 5 years
Description
Depicts a group of unidentified British ex-prisoners-of-war as they glimpse of England for the first time in five years after being in prison camps in Germany. They are climbing out of a Douglas C-47 Dakota transport.