William Illingworth Taylor Accession Number: ART90938

Description

Portrait of VX14985 Lieutenant William Illingworth Taylor. Lt Taylor ran the Army Newspaper 'Table Tops' when it was located on Morotai Island. The portrait was made by a black American soldier, William Alexander, 9th Infantry Division, whom Lt Taylor encountered on Morotai.

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Accession Number
ART90938
Artist
William Alexander
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 37.2 cm x 26 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1998
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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