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  1. Japanese prisoner, (Bougainville)

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    Maker: Herman, Sali

    Portrait of a Japanese soldier at Bougainville, New Guinea. 'At this time prisoners were very scarce and our Intelligence objected for reasons of their own to portraying any of them. The one I painted...

    ART22850

  2. POW compound, Torokina

    Art

    Maker: Herman, Sali

    The artist painted this picture before the surrender. At that time there were only about eight prisoners in the compound. A whitish-looking dead tree, with angular branches against the background was ...

    ART22845

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    Study for Japanese prisoner, Bougainville

    Art

    Maker: Herman, Sali

    Depicts a sketch of an unidentified Japanese soldier sitting on the ground. The artist's humanity is well evident in Japanese prisoner, bougainville, a quick drawing made early one morning when a youn...

    ART28561