Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                March 1945 stars and East to i Charles Allenbrook Here arc a few pages from the african Sketchbook of Charles Al the distinguished London born artist who has toured Central african at bases and Camp Huckstep under the auspices of these which show scenes in or near must not leave a false impression of the artists Mission to one of a dozen artists select Edby his time has been for the most in doing Fine sketch portraits of Cis which he will mail to designated addresses when he returns to the in he has done Over 500 portraits of amet personnel Dur ing his but at Odd during his rather hectic swing around the com during stops at Roberts Khar Toum and he has found time to take advantage of an artists Paradi picturesque ancient water desert native types the have found their Way into his v 11131 9ivci apart from exceptional and versatile artistic ability has been if for a number of purposes at bases he has he found time to hold Art classes at Accra and at Maiduguri he designed a for the rec Hall at it was the proscenium for the new theater and Interior decorations for the officers club Christmas at Accra found Allenbrook busily de signing the festive his portrait which Are amazingly Are usually done in charcoal and hard pastel and require an average of 40 minutes their execution has not been entirely without audience while he has spent his mornings doing portraits at the hos Pital Iff there was evenings always found him at the crowded Post service and though Allenbrook strongly denies being a hed begin a wierd sketch of a Cis which would miraculously become an entire pinup girl on the last few after completing his work at the base Hospital and Camp Allenbrook hat come to Cairo Ami is now sketching portraits of at the arc baby Yahye am of Maiduguri Dusty native Street i showing buildings of pinkish baked sketch of a transient with thatched at Roberts note administration building standing in j above this Young native is 1 boy at Man of natives employed at the right sketch of colourful sudanese guard at typical Khartoum desert scene sketched at the cd swimming Pool allegedly the Only cd Pooi in cattle move slowly through the desert shrubs View from Hospital at showing Road leading Down r0 native in which stands a giant Baobab