The inquisitive hun Accession Number: ART03462

Description

An illustration with two images side by side, depicting a German soldier (hun) wondering what he can hear on the other side of his tunnel and the term 'INQUIRY' inscribed underneath, and the next image is the German soldier being hit in the face by the shovel of an Australian tunneler through the tunnel wall, and the term 'INFORMATION' inscribed underneath.

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Accession Number
ART03462
Artist
Sapper Alexander Stone
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: ink on paper
Measurement
Overall: 10.8 cm x 17.5 cm
Medium
ink on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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