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Artist
Cook, John Kingsley
Description
English: Cook's delicate drawing expresses the essence of captivity; the captors and their prisoners forming a timeless group,

isolated in the empty desert landscape. The artist does not dwell on the undoubtedly harsh conditions of desert heat and heavy chains, focusing instead on the prisoners' endurance and the facelessness of their guards.
 image: A line of six British prisoners trudge through the desert. They move from right to left, their bare heads bent and linked together by a long chain attached to their wrists. They are accompanied by three horsemen and a soldier on foot. The guards carry rifles and wear protective, triangular-shaped head wear. The figures' faces are in deep shadow, the bright sunlight shining down

behind them.
Date 1942 (Second World War)
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//141/media-141063/large.jpg

This photograph Art.IWM ART LD 2816 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army
  • Associated places
    Great Britain GB, Algeria DZ, Mecheria, Algeria, Mecheria Internment Camp, Mecheria
  • Associated events
    North Africa, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    British Army 1939-1945, North Africa 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    POW, Animals, Landscape, Internment
Category
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art

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