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| Accession Number | AWM2018.1288.1 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 33.2 cm x 20.6 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Vasco, Louis |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A happy new year from "Jim" in France [photo sketch of the late private James Anderson]
Description
This sketch is a portrait of 527 Private James Anderson, B Company, 37th Battalion, 10th Brigade, AIF. It was completed by the artist Louis Vasco around 1918. It is a profile caricature of Jim; he is seen wearing his slouch hat, smoking a pipe with a quick sketch of a kangaroo by his feet. The message on the bottom of the paper wishes the viewer a 'happy new year from "Jim" in France'.