Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Sumatra, Palembang |
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Accession Number | ART29428 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 8.4 X 4.9 CM |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pencil on paper |
Maker |
Gunther, Pat |
Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra, Palembang |
Date made | 1943-1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Water carrier, Palembang
Description
Depicts a women carrying a water bucket and a bunch of flowers, wearing shorts, shirt and a hat. These drawings were done while POW. The artist would sell her drawings in order to get money to buy food on the black market.