Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
New Zealand Stationary Hospital 1915-1917
Primary Maker
Date
1917
Physical Description
1 sheet : ill. ; 640 x 420 mm
Level of Current Record
Single Item
Subject Category
Public Access Text
Another copy of this poster is on display in Scars on the Heart - "Women at War".
D526.2 (Res, Arm Res) - 'Characteristic studies of members of the New Zealand Stationary Hospital' by C. W. Purvis.
D633 (Serials) - Masseydonian Stretcher. Bound volumes.
Subject Notes
Lance-Corpl. C. W. Purvis was a soldier in the British Army during WWI. He was a patient at the New Zealand Stationary Hospital, where he produced a series of cartoons portraying life at the hospital, and as a soldier during the war. These cartoons appeared in the Masseydonian Stretcher - the official Journal of the New Zealand Stationary Hospital. His drawings were later collated into a book in 1918.
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
14 Nov 2022
The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.