"...they shall make thee eat grass as oxen..." (Ch. 4)
One of nineteen sketches for Miracle in the Gorbals
variously pen, black ink, bodycolour, gouache and pencil
approximately 4 ¼ x 5 ½ in / 11 x 14 cm
Literature
Adapted by Robert Helpmann from the play The passing of the Third Floor by Michael Benthall
C.B.E, The Miracle of the Gorbals (1944) was a Christian allegory set in a modern Glasgow slum. Burra designed set and costumes.