Why M.C.A.?: German prisoners of war, World War I, before Y.M.C.A. hut

Original ink and wash cartoon signed by Bairnsfather, on grey board; five German prisoners of war lounging before hut with YMCA sign; caption on verso in pencil reads: 'Why M.C.A.? One of those unfortunate photographs. The photographer has carefully omitted to consider his background when snapping this group of captured Kultur'. Original ink and wash cartoon signed by Bairnsfather, on grey board; five German prisoners of war lounging before hut with YMCA sign; caption on verso in pencil reads: 'Why M.C.A.? One of those unfortunate photographs. The photographer has carefully omitted to consider his background when snapping this group of captured Kultur'. Upright medium folio; margins; margins worn and peeled. New York, Rockman Prints, 1949.