The beach-head, Lae Accession Number: ART22324

Description

The "Tong Sung" in centre middle distance. Sunken Japanese ship in right distance. Pile driver on left for building wharves. In the right foreground a bombed Japanese Propellor Torpedo (PT) Boat, Lae, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART22324
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard
Measurement
framed: 69 cm x 78.5 cm
unframed: 48.5 cm x 58.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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