The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Seated portrait of a Red Cross nurse wearing an apron. She is pictured seated with her hands clasped in her lap and she has shoulder-lenght curly hair. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at the age of 30 on the 8th of March 1938, landing at Fremantle. "I was prompted to this decision by economic and political reasons, seeing no future for me and my wife in fascistic Austria under Schuschnig's government" he wrote. In Australia, at the age of 58, Private Arthur Gardener, assisted in the efforts of the Second World War on the home front in the 3rd Australian Employment Coy (N303400). This sketch belongs to an artist sketch book contains portrait and figure studies from the American Red Cross Club, Sydney, 1943. The works within in this sketchbook were done while Gardener was working as a picket at Mascot Unit Headquarters in Sydney. 'Whilst at camp in Mascot, [Gardener] preferred to spend his evenings, when not on picket duty, at the American Club, where painting and drawing classes had been organised.' This sketch book is comprised of 28 leaflets, 9 loose leaflets and 37 compositions, with hard grey cover and brown binding tape.
Portrait of a woman in Army Services uniform with short wavy hair. She faces right with her hands clasped in her lap. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at
Side profile of a woman in army uniform with her arms resting on her lap. She has short dark hair. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at the age of 30 on t
Portrait of a sailor with a moustache seated with his legs crossed and his hands clasped in his lap. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at the age of 30 on
Portrait of a woman from US Military Services wearing a hat. She is seated on a chair with her face sketched in detail and her figure on roughly sketched. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumga
Portrait of a woman seated in a chair. She has short curled hair and a long neck with her head slightly titled to one side. One of her arms rests on the back of her chair and the other in her lap. Her
This sketch is the portrait of an American sailor in uniform including hat and tied collar. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at the age of 30 on the 8th