The Last Days of Censorship : Prisoners of War Mails

Alexander Joshua Caleb Bryce, 1868 - 1940



The Last Days of Censorship : Prisoners of War Mails

Alexander Joshua Caleb Bryce 1868 - 1940

Summary

Interior scene of a censor's office during World War II. Rows of female workers sit at desks, sorting through prisoners' of war post. Sacks of mail are piled around desks, waiting to be searched; the room is full of paper - scattered on the floor, over desktops and in waste paper bins. A man is visible to the far left, looking over two women at work. The room is dark with tall windows to the right and a glass screen at the back of the office.


Object Name

The Last Days of Censorship : Prisoners of War Mails

Date Created

1919

Dimensions

unframed: 45.5cm x 60.6cm
framed: 58.9cm x 74.3cm

accession number

1920.150

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

oil paint

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery


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