Liberator, Point Cook Accession Number: ART21834

Description

Liberator heavy bomber at the Maintenance Section, Point Cook Air Section, used for training purposes. The purpose of the painting is to convey the size of this plane by contrasting it to the surrounding hangars, one of which houses the look-out tower.

Details

Accession Number
ART21834
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour over pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 33.6 cm x 50.1 cm
Medium
watercolour over pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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