The Fire Outside, 2019
Hand-carved gmelina wood
16 1/2 x 6 x 7 1/2 in.
41.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm
41.9 x 15.2 x 19.1 cm
Sold
Further images
'The Fire Outside' is a replica of a gas mask manufactured by the American army for Filipino soldiers during World War II, now on view in the Mt. Samat Museum...
"The Fire Outside" is a replica of a gas mask manufactured by the American army for Filipino soldiers during World War II, now on view in the Mt. Samat Museum in Bataan. After the Battle of Bataan in WWII, between 60,000 - 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were subjected to the Bataan Death March, a brutal journey that resulted in the death of 18,000 Filipino soldiers, and was later judged to be a Japanese war crime.