Accession Number | AWM2021.114.1 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 10 x 12.5 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | Watercolour and ink on paper on cardboard |
Maker |
Chalker, Jack |
Place made | Thailand |
Date made | c.1942-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
not titled [Portrait of Jean Mackinnon]
Description
This painting was completed by the British artist and POW of the Japanese, Jack Chalker. The painting depicts Jean Mackinnon and was painted from a photograph (AWM2021.114.2) that was carried by her then boyfriend and later husband, WX8829 James 'Jock' Bagrie of 2/4 M. G. HQ Coy whilst a prisoner of war. Family history states that Chalker and Bagrie became close friends while imprisoned together.