drawing for basepiece for Lessons from Lebanon

Accession Number ARTI00788
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 20.7 x 32.2 cm (irreg); image: 14 x 31.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil, brush and ink with scratching, and wash on paper
Maker Hodgkinson, Frank
Date made 1941-1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

This is a drawing of a landscape with a farmer digging in the centre foreground. he is wearing traditional clothing of Turkey or Middle Eastern appearance, his hat looks like a fez. The surrounding countryside is marked by hills with tree lines on some ridges. In the background a truck is moving towards a sharp bend in a tree lined road.

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