The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A timber shrine placed on a pole. It is shaped like a temple, with the figure of a god inside. The print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop while they were prisoners of war (POWs) together on the Burma-Thailand railway. Dunlop delivered the collection of drawings and paintings to Parkin on his return to Melbourne. As an expression of gratitude to Dunlop for hiding the drawings at great risk to his own safety, Parkin proceeded to make prints of the drawings and presented them to Dunlop in a bound folio in 1956. A single watercolour, dated 1943, is the only original painting from Parkin's POW experience to be included in the folio.
Presented by the Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Estate through the Cultural Gifts Program 1999
A shrine in the jungle covered with an attap shelter. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop while they wer
A worn and torn soldier's hat, with a smaller copy at the right. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Weary Dunlop whi
Two bamboo river boats, one with a sail. Trees and vegetation surround the river. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to
This is the end page of a folio of drypoints and one watercolour from drawings made in captivity 1942-1945 on the Burma-Thailand railway. The folio of drypoints were made from the original drawings th
A family selling its produce under a giant mango tree. There is a line of palm trees in the background. This print was included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the original drawings that R
A view of bombed buildings and wrecked telegraph poles at the sea's edge. City buildings are faintly visible in the background. This print is included in a folio of drypoints that were made from the o
