Catalina taking off from Port Moresby for Kavieng
Art ART26122 Second World War, 1939-1945Shows a Catalina Flying Boat, bombed up, taking off from Port Moresby Harbour at 1700 hours to bomb Kavieng.
Catalina taking off Accession Number: ART22339
Description
Consolidated Catalina flying boat taking off on a patrol which may mean twenty hours or more in the air over enemy territory.
In a letter to Lieutenant Colonel John Treloar - Officer in Charge of the Military History Section and administrator of the official war art scheme - dated 2nd August 1943, Denis Adams wrote about this painting:
'The painting of the "Catalina" taking off is one I have been keen to paint for a long time. It was done after carefully studying their wave formations and from a sketch I did on the shipway at Rathmines. In this also I have endeavoured to capture the movement and vibration and roar of the motors just before the flying boat becomes airborne.'
Details
Accession Number
ART22339
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 60.9 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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