Level | Item |
Ref No | ST/5/1/5 |
Alt Ref No | T048 |
Title | Ink Drawing: Enemy Soldiers Using Overweight Allies as Springboards |
Date | 4 November 1914 |
Extent | 1 drawing |
Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
Description | One ink drawing on board depicting enemy soldiers using overweight members of their home guard (Landsturm) as springboards to cross Belgium waterways. Published in 'Punch' magazine on 4 Nov 1914. Caption reads: 'Facts from the Front - Tactical use, by the enemy, of the more resilient units of the Landsturm for negotiating Belgium dykes'. |
Language | English |
Physical Description | Pin holes in top corners. |
Publication Note | Campbell, J. (2015) 'Shepard's War - E. H. Shepard - The Man Who Drew Winnie-the-Pooh' (London) Page 47. |
Format | Artwork |
Exhibitions | Kunstenaar in oorlogstijd. E.H. Shepard, tekenaar van Winnie-the-Pooh (Artist in wartime. E.H. Shepard, draughtsman of Winnie -the-Pooh) exhibition at Museum Huis Doorn in the Netherlands, August to December 2017. |