'Sergeant O' Mara' by Murray Sanford

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Artist/Maker	Hall (publisher)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Printed book jacket for 'Sergeant O' Mara' by Murray Sanford, depicting a middle-aged military man in khaki and a pith helmet, pouring beer into a glass from a large bottle. There are two African men seated behind him, also smiling, wearing bright pink and green robes respectively. There is a woman in the background wearing a burqa and carrying an amphora on her head.

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Categories	Books Prints
Object type	Print
Title	'Sergeant O' Mara' by Murray Sanford (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Printed book jacket Paper Printing
Brief description	Book jacket for 'Sergeant O' Mara' by Murray Sanford. Great Britain, 1935.
Physical description	Printed book jacket for 'Sergeant O' Mara' by Murray Sanford, depicting a middle-aged military man in khaki and a pith helmet, pouring beer into a glass from a large bottle. There are two African men seated behind him, also smiling, wearing bright pink and green robes respectively. There is a woman in the background wearing a burqa and carrying an amphora on her head.
Dimensions	Height: 190mm Width: 290mm Approximate size
Subjects depicted	Burqa Veils Beer Beer Bottles Amphora Military Dress Fez Topee
Place depicted	Egypt
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1951-1987

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Record created	July 2, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1266020/sergeant-o-mara-by-murray-print-hall/

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