The survivors Accession Number: ART94076

Description

This is a scene of the destruction of the city of Hiroshima caused by the dropping of the atomic bomb. Two figures are in the foreground of the work clearning rubble and debris.

Details

Accession Number
ART94076
Artist
Allan George Waite
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Measurement
unframed: 25.5 cm x 30.4 cm x .2 cm
Medium
oil on cardboard
Date Made
1946
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 2009
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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