Bridge work, Burma-Thailand railway

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Accession Number ART25107
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 51.4 x 35.6 cm [irreg.]
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and brush and brown ink, pencil, white gouache on paper
Maker Griffin, Murray
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Prisoners building a bridge on the Burma-Thailand railway. Although Griffin volunteered to work on the Burma-Thailand railway, he gave up his spot for a fellow prisoner and remained in Changi. He created this series based on survivors' testimony. With his use of light and shade, Griffin encapsulates the feeling of hell and despair.