From the officer's ward, Changi Hospital Accession Number: ART26459

Description

The buildings in the foreground were, before the war, quarters for Officers of the British Regiments garrisoning Singapore and now in use as a hospital for officer prisoner-of-war. The buildings and tower in the background is Changi Gaol, which, before the war, was a native civilian goal.

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Accession Number
ART26459
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink and wash over pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 19.1 cm x 24.1 cm
Medium
pen and ink and wash over pencil on paper
Date Made
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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