| Place | Asia: Thailand |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91847 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 51.2 x 76.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal, coloured chalks, brush and wash on cardboard |
| Maker |
Chalker, Jack |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Construction of a bridge over the Mae Khlong River
Description
Men working on the bridge construction, with trees and background hills. At one point on the Burma-Thailand Railway a substantial bridge had to be built where the Mae Khlong and Khwae Noi rivers met. The prisoners were forced to use human-powered pile-drivers to sink the wooden supports for the bridge. On old mount (now attached to catalogue worksheet): 'Rough cartoon for a painting of the construction of the bridge/ over the Meklong [sic]. Human "pile-driver" arrangements to sink the support for the bridge. Chalk on cardboard. 1946.' JC