Japanese POW resting Accession Number: ART26753

Description

Plaster 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.

Details

Accession Number
ART26753
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: plaster, bronze patina
Measurement
Overall: 38.1 cm x 34.8 cm x 44.4 cm
Medium
plaster, bronze patina
Date Made
1947-1948
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1949
Copyright
AWM copyright

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