African Soldiers and Sudan's Standard

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African Soldiers and Sudan's Standard
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African Soldiers and Sudan's Standard

Date1910
Illustration CitationPossibly a conceptual drawing for "The Last Shot at Omdurman," by Alexander Irvine, in Coming Nation, December 17, 1910.
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 7 × 4 15/16 in. (17.8 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1986
Object number1986-133.101b
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Label TextIn 1910, Sloan illustrated a story set in the Sudan called "The Last Shot at Omdurman" by Alexander Irvine. According to his diary, he went to the Astor Library to research the Sudan. This drawing of soldiers and the clearly labeled Sudanese flag may be related to that commission.
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