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Portrait of Janup: Changi P.O.W. Camp, 1945
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Melbourne
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25-May-2025
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Portrait of Janup, circa 1945, painted while in Changi P.O.W, camp, using a human hair brush and brick dust paint, signed and titled in pencil at base, on the back of a Superintendent of Prison, Singapore printed document. 22 x 17 Joan Stanley-Cary, portrait of Janup, circa 1943, painted while in Changi P.O.W, camp, using a human hair brush and brick dust paint, signed and titled in pencil at base, on the back of a Superintendent of Prison, Singapore printed document. 22 x 17 cm. Stanley-Cary was one of the embroiderers who created the Australian Changi Quilt, now on display at the Australian war Memorial, Canberra. Her square, No.48, depicts a male skier set against mountains.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents