| Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi, Selarang Barracks |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26483 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 26.4 x 34.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Griffin, Murray |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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P.W. gardens near Selerang
Description
Prisoners tending to the vegetable garden at Selarang Barracks. The Japanese only provided the Allied prisoners with rice and occasionally meat, so the men established vegetable gardens to cultivate and enhance their diet.