| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25724 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 26 x 20.7 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | sanguine crayon with wash |
| Maker |
Moore, Alan |
| Place made | Germany: Luneburg, Celle |
| Date made | 20 April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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AIF Ex-POW
Description
A portrait of an unidentified member of the AIF recently recovered from a German prisoner of war camp. Alan Moore was appointed an official war artist in November 1943 and his commission was to depict the activities of the RAAF working in New Guinea, the Middle East and Europe. In 1945 Moore was sent to London. With the war drawing to a close, he was to visit the AIF Transit Camp at Eastbourne, Sussex to sketch the reception of the Australian prisoners of war. Moore suggested he travel to Germany to sketch the prisoner of war camps and this proposal was approved. In April he began recording the release of Australian prisoners of war in places such as Celle.