Bound for the Middle East Accession Number: ART26225

Description

A convoy of trucks is travelling down a street. The trucks have been painted with desert coloured camouflage pattern. Passersby include a woman and a young boy, while on the other side of the street is a soldier in uniform. An obelisk is in the background and the street is lined with buildings.

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Accession Number
ART26225
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 58.4 cm x 66 cm
Unframed: 37.6 cm x 45.8 cm
Medium
oil on plywood
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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