Rescued Prisoners of War, Balikpapan _ Australian War Memorial
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Rescued prisoners of war, Balikpapan Image copyright: Copyright expired public domain, This image is in the Public Domain ID number ART22910 Title Rescued prisoners of war, Balikpapan Collection Art Object type Drawing Artist Friend, Donald Place made Borneo: Balikpapan Date made 1945 Medium pen and ink, brush and wash, crayon and white gouache on paper Measurement sheet: 40 x 58.7 cm [irregular]; image: 40 x 58.7 cm [irregular] Description This work depicts Australians liberated from Japanese custody in Balikpapan, Borneo. Friend shows the deteriorating physical condition of the men held prisoners of the Japanese after such a long period. They were in a bad state from fever, malnutrition, beri beri and general illtreatment. In 1942 Donald Friend enlisting with the AIF, was posted as a gunner to the artillery unit near Albury. In 1945, he was selected for appointment as official war artist. He travelled to Morotai, Labuan and Balikpapan, recording sights which
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Rescued Prisoners of War, Balikpapan _ Australian War Memorial
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Rescuedprisonersofwar,Balikpapan
Imagecopyright:Copyrightexpiredpublicdomain,ThisimageisinthePublicDomain
IDnumber ART22910
Title Rescuedprisonersofwar,Balikpapan
Collection Art
Objecttype Drawing
Artist Friend,Donald
Placemade Borneo:Balikpapan
Datemade 1945
Medium penandink,brushandwash,crayonandwhitegouacheonpaper
Measurement sheet:40x58.7cm[irregular]image:40x58.7cm[irregular]
Description
ThisworkdepictsAustraliansliberatedfromJapanesecustodyinBalikpapan,Borneo.FriendshowsthedeterioratingphysicalconditionofthemenheldprisonersoftheJapaneseaftersuchalongperiod.Theywereinabadstatefromfever,malnutrition,beriberiandgeneralilltreatment.In1942DonaldFriendenlistingwiththeAIF,waspostedasagunnertotheartilleryunitnearAlbury.In1945,hewasselectedforappointmentasofficialwarartist.HetravelledtoMorotai,LabuanandBalikpapan,recordingsightswhich
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confrontedhimanddrawinginparticularontheexpressivepotentialofhumanform.Friendwasextraordinarilyprolific,producing53paintingsand143drawingsfortheMemorial.InAugust1945hetravelledtoBalikpapaninBorneo.
