Description
Landscape, encampment; view looking towards SAS Hill from airstrip at hill named after the Special Air Services who had their main base camp at the task force base, Nui Dat, Vietnam. McFadyen recalled painting it '...near Kangaroo Pad, looking down towards Long Hi. I was always intrigued with that little mountain, it looked quite beautiful at sunset and in the early morning...A moment of peace in the middle of war.'
Details
Accession Number
ART40667
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on hardboard
Measurement
Framed: 81 x 116.8 x 0 cm
Unframed: 61.4 x 96.8 x 0.5 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on hardboard
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1968
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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