| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART29199.022 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 24.5 cm x 30.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and blue ink on paper |
| Maker |
Heysen, Nora |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
[Private Hans 'Jack' Mannheim separating mosquito pupae from larvae with a pipette]
Description
Study of laboratory assistant V377957 Private Hans 'Jack' Mannheim seated at a bench separating mosquito pupae from larvae using a pipette at the LHQ Medical Research Unit, Cairns. Private Mannheim was a Jewish man born in Gross Munzel, Germany, who came to Australia as a Dunera boy. After passing through internee camps in Hay, Orange and Tatura, he joined a labour unit of the Australian Army and eventually came to work in the malaria research lab, where he was drawn by Heysen.