Prisoner of war
Image copyright: Copyright expired public domain, This image is in the Public Domain
ID number ART23320
Title Prisoner of war
Collection Art
Object type Drawing
Artist Friend, Donald
Place made Borneo: Balikpapan
Date made 1945
Medium pen and ink on paper
Measurement sheet: 25.6 x 37.6 cm; image: 25.6 x 37.6 cm
Description
Australian prisoner of war liberated from Japanese custody in Balikpapan, Borneo, August 1945. Friendshows the deteriorating physical condition of the men held prisoners of the Japanese after such a longperiod. They were in a bad state from fever, malnutrition, beri beri and general illtreatment.
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