Cleaning guns; Noggy sweepers waiting; verso: Noggy sweepers; Pilots waiting Accession Number: ART90321.028

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Forty-eighth page of artist's sketchbook with two drawings. The upper drawing 'Cleaning guns 'depicts a group of figures cleaning rifles. The lower drawing 'Noggy sweepers waiting ' depicts a group of figures of Koreans standing and seated on the roadside. '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 refering to 'an Asian'. Verso: contains two drawings. The upper drawing 'Noggy sweepers 'depicts a group of Korean figures sweeping a road or run way. The lower drawing 'Pilots waiting ' depicts a group of pilots standing or seated beside an air hangar, waiting for their flights. '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 refering to 'an Asian'.

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Accession Number
ART90321.028
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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