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The Last Days of Censorship: Prisoners of War Mails

Alexander Joshua Caleb Bryce (1868–1940)

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The Last Days of Censorship: Prisoners of War Mails

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Interior scene of a censor's office during the First World War. 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.

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Title

The Last Days of Censorship: Prisoners of War Mails

Date

1919

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 45.5 x W 60.6 cm

Accession number

1920.150

Acquisition method

gift from Alexander Joshua Caleb Bryce, 1920

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : brc : artist's name, date : A J C Bryce. '19

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Alexander Joshua Caleb Bryce

1868–1940

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