The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified prisoners of war in a bunk room at Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Poland. This is one of three works by Taylor held by the Memorial of this subject. Verso of ART28567 seems to have been his initial study - focusing on light from the window falling on the wall above the bunk beds. This study includes figures, and is a prelude to 'POW Camp, Germany' ( ART28573). Taylor selects slightly different views of the bunk house for each consecutive work, using violet ink in the final work to create a striking image of the illuminated room.
Howard Taylor was interned as a prisoner of war from 1940 until 1945. During this period he took up drawing to help pass the time. The Red Cross provided rudimentary art supplies and among those int
recto: In this study Taylor captures transitory atmospheric effects, while maintaining the focus of the composition on the skaters in the foreground. The fence that runs from the right mid ground int
A view of huts and fences at Stalag Luft III after rain and with sun breaking through clouds. Taylor set himself the task of describing atmospheric effects - in this case, the sky with rays of light a
A small watercolour study of buildings within Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany. The subject matter of this work is similar to 'Cookhouse, Stalag Luft III, Germany' (ART28574), and so is likely to al
Two figures in bulky clothing work in a vegetable garden picking cabbages. On the right is a cart laden with cabbages, and there is a shed in the background. Stalag Luft III, Sagan (Zagan), is locate
recto: In this study Taylor captures transitory atmospheric effects, while maintaining the focus of the composition on the skaters in the foreground. The fence that runs from the right mid ground int
A black and white study of the grounds of Stalag Luft II with the 'cookhouse' in the midground, and with several drums or barrels in front of it. In the foreground is a basketball backing board, th
Three officers seated in a room within the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. The stove conceals the hole leading to the tunnel. Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luftwasse III) was a German priso
