"Listening for Fritz" Accession Number: ART03465.001

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An illustration depicting an Australian soldier in a dugout with a book and candle, listening for Germans. Fritz was a slang term the soldiers used for the German soldiers.

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Accession Number
ART03465.001
Artist
Sapper Alexander Stone
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: ink on paper
Measurement
Overall: 25.9 cm x 20.2 cm
Medium
ink on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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