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Accession Number | ART28561 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 31 x 24.8 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pencil on paper |
Maker |
Herman, Sali |
Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville |
Date made | July 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Study for Japanese prisoner, Bougainville
Description
Depicts a sketch of an unidentified Japanese soldier sitting on the ground. The artist's humanity is well evident in Japanese prisoner, bougainville, a quick drawing made early one morning when a young Japanese soldier emerged from the jungle near the artist's camp.