Finish eyes Accession Number: ART02941

Description

Depicts an Arab beggar. Leyshon-White served at Gallipoli and several of his sketches were included in the ANZAC Book, which was created by CEW Bean from drawings, poems and stories from soldiers on the peninsula. He was evacuated from Gallipoli and was deployed to the Western Front, where he served for the remainder of the First World War.

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Accession Number
ART02941
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 20.9 cm x 13.6 cm
Medium
pen and wash on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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