Drawing for headpiece for 'Nuts' in 'Jungle Warfare' 1944 Accession Number: ARTI00012.B

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A group of men, women and one soldier crowd around a post office counter at Christmas time. The soldier is talking with the woman behind the counter, and all of the people look harried and anxious.

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Accession Number
ARTI00012.B
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink with wash with pencil
Measurement
sheet: 18.4 x 28.3 cm
Medium
pen and black ink, blue wash, white gouache 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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