| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90933.020 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | image: 8.8 x 11.6 cm; sheet: 10.8 x `13.1 cm; page: 37 x 27.8 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | drypoint printed on Japanese Mulberry paper mounted on watercolour paper |
| Maker |
Parkin, Ray |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1943-1956 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Water chain, Hintoku River
Description
Prisoners standing in a long line passing water back from the river. A large boat dominates the centre of the composition, with trees in the background. Several men, clothed only to the waist, are passing the water along the chain. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop while they were prisoners of war (POWs) together on the Burma-Thailand railway. Dunlop delivered the collection of drawings and paintings to Parkin on his return to Melbourne. As an expression of gratitude to Dunlop for hiding the drawings at great risk to his own safety, Parkin proceeded to make prints of the drawings and presented them to Dunlop in a bound folio in 1956. A single watercolour, dated 1943, is the only original painting from Parkin's POW experience to be included in the folio.
Presented by the Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Estate through the Cultural Gifts Program 1999