Study for background, Lae Accession Number: ART21433

Description

As seen from the artist's tent at Lae, on a wet day. A varied group of local foliage with little vegetable gardens surrounded with large pebbles in the foreground, typical of the gardens to be found in many camps. Tomatoes, radishes, lettuces and a variety of decorative plants and flowers were grown in this way.

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Accession Number
ART21433
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: carbon, pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 31.1 cm x 24.3 cm
Medium
carbon, pen and wash on paper
Date Made
1944
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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