Refugees : A railway in Russia, October 1941

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Object description

image: a chaotic large crowd of refugees gathered beside a train. There is a second train in the background. In the foreground a child sits on the ground with a parent drinking from a cup. A dog sits beside them.

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Feliks Topolski October 1941

Object details

Category: Art
Related period: Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator: Topolski, Feliks
Production date: 1941-10-01
Materials: medium: Watercolour
Dimensions: Support: Height 561 mm, Width 762 mm
Catalogue number: Art.IWM ART LD 1779

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