| Level | Item |
| Ref No | ST/5/2/3 |
| Alt Ref No | T011 |
| Title | Ink Drawing: Children Enacting Pretend Gas Attack |
| Date | 11 October 1916 |
| Extent | 1 mounted ink drawing |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | One ink drawing on card depicting a nursery nurse discovering children blowing soot out of the fireplace as gas for pretend military games.
Published in Punch on 11 Oct 1916.
Caption reads: ' Frantic Nurse: "Gracious goodness, children! What are you doing?" Youthful Chorus: "Gas Attack"'. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Corners dented and creased. |
| Format | Artwork |
| Exhibitions | This item is scheduled for inclusion in the "E.H. Shepard: before and beyond Winnie-the-Pooh" exhibition at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Jan 2024-Sept 2025. It will not be possible for researchers visiting the archives to consult the item during this time. Please contact archives@surrey.ac.uk for further information. |
| 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. |