[Figures in a jeep]; [Centurion tank in landscape]; verso: [figures in a trench]; Noggy unloading wire Accession Number: ART90321.014
Description
Twenty-first page of artist's sketchbook containing two drawings. The upper drawing, ' figures in a jeep ', depicts several soldiers in a USA GS jeep.
The lower drawing, 'Centurion tank in landscape' depicts a tank climbing over a small hill in a landscape, with two men in the foreground, in front of the tank. Verso: contains two drawings. The upper drawing, ' figures in a trench ', depicts several men working in a trench. The lower drawing,'Noggy unloading wire' depicts two Korean soldiers in uniform, handling wire. 'Noggy' was a colloquial and derogatory term used in the later stages of the Korean War by British and Australian troops to describe the Koreans. It was originally derived from a British term ('nig-nog') , however, 'noggy' was an Australian derogatory term referring to 'an Asian'.
Details
Accession Number
ART90321.014
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: carbon pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 30.1 cm x 21 cm
Medium
carbon pencil on paper
Date Made
1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1994
Copyright
AWM copyright
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