recto: Captured Japanese weapons; verso: Japanese position after surrender Accession Number: ART29931

Description

recto: A landscape with destroyed trees and a pile of captured Japanese weapons taken after their surrender in Wewak, New Guinea is depicted.
verso: A landscape depiction of the Japanese position following their surrender.

Details

Accession Number
ART29931
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: coloured crayons with pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 24.4 x 37.5 cm
Medium
coloured crayons with pencil on paper
Date Made
24 October 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1975
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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