Drawing for headpiece for 'Adventure in the A.A.M.W.S.' in 'Jungle Warfare' 1944 Accession Number: ARTI00002.A

Description

The main drawing in the upper left corner shows a nurse scrubbing a hospital floor, and she is imagining a medic on the front line carrying a soldier with a pack and rifle through the jungle. The smaller drawing in the lower right corner show a pen and pen stand with a sealed 'Application for transfer' letter.

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Accession Number
ARTI00002.A
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink with pencil
Measurement
sheet: 22 x 33.6 cm
Medium
pen and black ink, white gouache, pencil on paper adhered to board
Date Made
c.1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under commission through the Military History Section c.1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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