| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway, Nakom Paton |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91838 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 16.1 x 8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal, pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Chalker, Jack |
| Place made | Burma Thailand Railway: Nakom Paton, Thailand |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Willem C ("Wim") Kan; verso: Two head studies (one inverted)
Description
Right profile portrait of a man; abstract pencil sketch lower right corner. One of the prisoners at Nakom Paton was a Dutch humorist and actor, Willem Kan, nicknamed 'Wim'. Kan wrote five plays in the prison camp; they were performed first in Dutch and then in English. Chalker played roles in two of the Dutch productions, as well as in the English versions. Verso: upper image: head study; lower image: inverted right profile head study of man with moustache, wearing hat and glasses.