World War Two: three medical inspections of prisoners of war in a dilapidated room. Watercolour by L. Rawlings, c. 1944.

  • Rawlings, Leo, -1990.
Date:
1944
Reference:
24139i
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About this work

Publication/Creation

1944

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour, with pencil ; image 24.6 x 32.5 cm

Lettering

P.O.W. M.I. room. Singapore. L.Rawlings Printed lettering attached to the mount reads: "medical inspection room, Changi, Singapore" Lettering on the painting continues: "have you had your rice polishings today? please collect your quinine early. people taking medicine please bring your spoon"

Notes

A second picture of similar subject matter is on the same mount (this catalogue, record no. 24140i)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 24139i

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