drawing
- Museum number
- 1999,1004,0.10
- Title
- Object: drawing
- Description
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Pen and ink simple sketch on machine-made paper, showing a soldier wearing a camouflaged helmet, with an AK47 rifle over his shoulder and a hand-grenade at his waist. Signed and dated.
- Production date
- 1971
- Dimensions
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Height: 17.50 centimetres
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Width: 11.50 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Harrison-Hall, 2002:
A great many different types of hand-grenade were used by the Vietnamese, many of them home-made, making a positive identification difficult in this instance. Grenades seen in 1999.0630.29 and here have short wooden handles.
Colonel Van Da (Nguyen Van Da) was born on 22 December 1928 in Hanoi. He joined the army in 1945 as part of the resistance against the French. He was with the army for forty-three years, attaining the rank of colonel. His dramatic drawings record the enormous sacrifices made by ordinary soldiers. Many of his works are connected with the war, which he portrays in a vibrant and emotional manner. He is considered to be a true 'artist of the army', recording daily events in the army, often drawing military action as it occurred.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2002 13 Jun - 8 Dec, BM/OAII, Vietnam Behind The Lines. Images from the War (1965-1975)
- Associated events
- Associated Event: American-Vietnam War
- Acquisition date
- 2000
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1999,1004,0.10