Vietnamese boy holding pet sparrow; verso: Sketch

Place Asia: Vietnam
Accession Number ART40513
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 49.2 x 31.1 cm (irreg.)
Object type Work on paper
Physical description brown and black fibre-tipped pen, pen wash on paper; verso: brown fibre-tipped pen
Maker Fletcher, Bruce
Place made Vietnam
Date made 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of a young Vietnamese boy holding a pet sparrow and twig. His father was among more than 250 Viet Cong killed in the battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966. Verso: sketch.

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