Dutch interior, Changi Accession Number: ART23950

Description

Soldiers from the Netherlands East Indies Army were captured by the Japanese on Java and later transferred to Singapore where they were imprisoned in Changi. Completed shortly after the liberation of the camp in August 1945, this work depicts a group of thin Dutch prisoners resting in the darkened interior of a timber barracks. They are probably awaiting transportation to either Australia or Holland, where many Dutch prisoners of war were sent for rehabilitation prior to their repatriation home.

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Accession Number
ART23950
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink, watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 38 cm x 55.8 cm
Medium
pen and ink, watercolour on paper
Date Made
20 September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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