Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
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Accession Number | ART28730 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 25.8 x 17.6 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pen and ink heightened with white, over pencil on paper |
Maker |
Griffin, Murray |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Date made | 1945-1946 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Not titled [Prisoner carrying belongings]
Description
When a prisoners-of-war in Japanese hands was required to move from one camp to another, he was required to personally carry all his belongings with him. The drawing shows an Australian POW with all his wordly possessions in transit. It was originally intended to be an illustration in a book about the 8th Division AIF's experiences in Malaya during the Second World War.