Goon box and Russian work cart, Stalag Luft III, Germany Accession Number: ART28570

Description

A view from within the camp looking out through a high, double fence. Guard box on right of the image, and through the fence, two figures in a horse-drawn wagon can be discerned against a forest backdrop. An evocative image that speaks of the artist's quiet contemplation of the scene.

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Accession Number
ART28570
Artist
Howard Taylor
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen, brush and ink with white highlights on grey paper
Measurement
Overall: 16.4 cm x 22.5 cm
Medium
pen, brush and ink with white highlights on grey paper
Date Made
c. 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1985
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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