Japanese POW resting
Art ART26753 Second World War, 1939-1945Plaster sculpture of a Japanese prisoner of war at Rabaul from the Second World War. He is in a squatting position, wearing barely any clothes and his body is almost skeletal.
Squatting Prisoner of War Accession Number: P10594.001
Description
Ralph Traffod Walker's sculpture "Squatting Prisoner of War", 1947-1948, plaster, bronze patina. The image depicts a sculpture of a Japanese prisoner of war at Rabaul from the Second World War. His sparse and ragged clothing do little to hide his skeletal frame. The black and white image, with its emphasis on light and shade typifies Max Dupain's artistic style. The image was created for the Australian War Memorial publication 'As You Were 1949' and appears on page 53.
Details
Accession Number
P10594.001
Photographer
Max Dupain
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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