Loveday Internment camp cartoon
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Title
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Loveday Internment camp cartoon
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Subject
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Internment camps--Australia
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Prisoners of war
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War stories
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Sports
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South Australia
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Italian language--Written Italian
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Category
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4. World War II
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Keywords
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cartoons
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Current holder
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History Trust of South Australia
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Item number
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HT 1998.0099 g
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Access rights
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Digitised
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Rights
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Copyright: History Trust of South Australia
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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Italian
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Description from source
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There is no indication of the artist's name, but the cartoon was donated by Mr Antonio Giordano. It was drawn in No 9 Loveday Internment camp during World War II, and probably depicts some of the activities a number of the internees undertook to amuse themselves while in the camp.
This cartoon has been drawn on a piece of thick, yellowish drawing paper, using black pen and ink, and coloured pencils. It depicts two characters in Commedia dell'Arte-style theatrical costume, with buildings for torsos. The character on the left has blue and yellow tights, red sleeves, a green fez-style hat, and a long-necked guitar. The other character has blue and red striped tights, green sleeves, a red pointed cap with a large feather, and is carrying a sword. In the background between the characters is a soccer goal. At the bottom of the page, also between the characters, has been written an Italian sentence in black ink.
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Physical format
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Pictures
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Related resources
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https://collections.history.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/44299