| Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90383 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 21.6 x 17.0 cm (left image); 21.6 x 17.0 cm (right image); 21.6 x 34.2 cm (sheet) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | Blue pen and ink over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Campbell, Edward Stewart |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
left image: We have a rice thief in the gaol; right image: Mind if I take a cigarette paper mate?
Description
left image: Rice is being funnelled out of a room through a pipe to a bag outside, however the process has been spotted by two other prisoners of war. right image: Five prisoners of war are sitting having a cigarette and one is reading a newspaper. One of the POWs is leaning across and taking a section of the newspaper, hence the joke of the title, 'mind if I take a cigarette paper mate?'