Abdul again

Place Europe: Poland
Accession Number ART29544
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 41.8 x 27.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour heightened with white over pencil on paper
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

This is the original poster 'Abdul again', for an Australian show produced in 1942 at the non labour prisoner of war camp, Fort 15, Stalag 20A. Created with a strong graphic design, including decorative text, blocks of black and red, there are pictures of men in uniform, scantily clad exotic looking women, while 'Abdul' is an Arabic man, who wears a turban and wields a sword.