Cutting boot repair nails, Changi

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Accession Number ART26456
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 46.8 x 36.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description brush and brown ink, white gouache, pencil on paper
Maker Griffin, Murray
Place made Singapore: Changi
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

'A recital of all the inventions and improvisations would become wearisome; it is hoped that the pictures will show something of the range of activities'. Griffin later turned to depicting the inventions and improvised machinery in the camp. In these drawings Griffin concentrates on the technical ingenuity of the machines, while the figures become anonymous outlines.