A talented guy. "Paintings by a British prisoner-of-war which he used to secretly mock his obese and goose-stepping German captors have gone on display for the first time. Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Bond spent his days creating beautiful watercolours and caricatures of guards and officers at his WWI camp. He would draw his enemy looking ridiculous - including grossly fat ones marching across the yard, with huge moustaches and one as half man, half dog. Lt Col Bond, an officer from Marlborough, Wiltshire, spent six months in a prisoner camp in 1915 and used his time to observe his fellow inmates and guards. Captured and transported to Magdeburg PoW camp in Germany, he found himself with hours of free time because, as an officer, he was not required to undertake manual labour. Many of Bond's paintings show the humdrum side of life as a PoW with fellow soldiers shown reading and eating while they pass the hours. But his artwork also includes unflattering watercolours of overweight and greedy guards. Bond also drew several images of the Magdeburg skyline, or at least what he could see of it over the walls of the prison. Now, his story and sketches have been made available for the first time, 100 years on. They have been made available for free online as part of the Soldiers' Stories series on the National Army Museum's commemorative portal, First World War in Focus. A spokesperson for the National Army Museum said: 'Bond spent over six months observing both his fellow prisoners and his captors. 'He recorded them in a series of brilliantly preserved watercolours and sketches, providing a unique insight into daily life in captivity." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2983068/WWI-British-PoW-mocked-captors-painting-grossly-fat.html#ixzz3TfAt4wlj
