Colombo, Ceylon

Kenneth Denton Shoesmith, 1890 - 1939



Colombo, Ceylon

Kenneth Denton Shoesmith 1890 - 1939

Summary

Seven bare backed men load boxes labelled with EMB onto/out of a cargo ship. Several boxes are contained within a net above the men's heads. A uniformed man on left looks on with his hand on his hip. A man wearing a jacket on right oversees. Background of houses and palm trees and another ship baring the union jack flag.


Object Name

Colombo, Ceylon

Creators Name

Kenneth Denton Shoesmith

Date Created

1930

Dimensions

support: 102 x 152.5

accession number

1935.729

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Support

paper

Medium

ink

Credit

Gift of the Empire Marketing Board, 1935


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