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Haurongo: Tompkins, Lilian Gladys

A painting of Changi Prison Camp during the Second World War by Gladys Tompkins

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A painting of Changi Prison Camp during the Second World War by Gladys Tompkins
As a prisoner of the Japanese, Gladys Tompkins filled in long days by painting watercolours of her surroundings; this view of the Changi prison courtyard shows trestle tables used for drying clothes, and plants grown by the inmates to supplement their inadequate diet.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-095-003

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rae M. Riach. 'Tompkins, Lilian Gladys', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/2955/a-painting-of-changi-prison-camp-during-the-second-world-war-by-gladys-tompkins (accessed 4 June 2026).