| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART92902 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 55.4 x 38.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, brush and ink, pencil, crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Del Bo, Riccardo Pietro Edwardo |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Cowra |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Caricature of Lt. Colonel Montague Ambrose Brown
Description
Depicts a profile portrait caricature of Lt. Colonel Montague Ambrose Brown (1899-1975) wearing a cap and uniform, who served as Group Commandant of the Cowra prisoner of war camp during the Second World War from 19 March to 21 August 1943 - coinciding with the period that the artist was interned there. During his time at Cowra, Lt. Colonel Brown became friendly with a number of the Italian POWs interred there, before returning to civilian duties in 1947. The Cowra prisoner of war camp was constructed in 1941-42 to house Italian POWs captured by Allied Forces during the war. By December 1942 some 2,000 (mainly Italian) prisoners and internees were housed in the camp.
Born in 1914, the artist Sergente Riccardo Del Bo was captured in Greece on 21 January 1941 and lated transported to Australia for internment, arriving on 13 October 1941, arriving at Cowra the following day. He also spent time in camps and working groups located in Stanthorpe, and Murchison. For him art was a pursuit that he continued throughout his life.