Refugees at a Railway Station in Berlin: September 1945 | Imperial War Museums

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Object description

image: a group of refugees including adults and children gather around a four wheeled cart containing possessions, on top of which lies another refugee.

History note

War Artists Advisory Committee commission

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Mary Kessell

Object details

Category: Art
Related period: Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Kessell, Mary
Production date: 1945
Materials: medium: charcoal
Dimensions: Support: Height 266 mm, Width 444 mm
Catalogue number: Art.IWM ART LD 5754 a

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