| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90933.032 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 18.8 x 14.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour on paper |
| Maker |
Parkin, Ray |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c.1956 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Will o' the wisp beetle
Description
Parkin depicts two versions of a will o' the wisp beetle, one with wings closed, one with wings open. Both are brightly coloured.
This image is 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.
Presented by the Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Estate through the Cultural Gifts Program 1999