Asleep Accession Number: ARTI01948

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A serviceman is asleep on the floor with a patched blanket pulled up over himself, his boots neatly place by his feet and his rifle against the wall behind his head.

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Accession Number
ARTI01948
Artist
John Frawley
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
sheet: 16.8 cm x 24.2 cm
Medium
graphite on paper
Date Made
c.1942-46
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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