| Level | Item |
| Ref No | ST/6/2 |
| Alt Ref No | T017 |
| Title | Ink Drawing: British Officer Reading Letter to a Wounded Soldier |
| Date | 22 May 1915 |
| Extent | 1 ink drawing |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | One ink drawing depicting a British officer reading a letter to a soldier with a bandaged head.
Published in 'London Opinion and Today' magazine on 22 May 1915.
Typed caption reads: 'Officer (to wounded Irish soldier): "So you want me to read your girl's letter to you?" Pat: "Sure, sir, and as it's rather private will you please stuff some cotton wool in yer ears while ye read it?" '. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Corners dented. 4 pin holes. |
| Publication Note | Campbell, J. (2015) 'Shepard's War - E. H. Shepard - The Man Who Drew Winnie-the-Pooh' (London) Page 67. |
| 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. |