Army Sawyers and Pioneers Accession Number: ART29872

Description

A sketch of Army sawyers and pioneers cutting timber to build a bridge in the jungle behind Port Moresby.

Details

Accession Number

ART29872

Artist

Sapper Richard Ashton

Classification

Art

Object Type

Work on paper

Physical Description

Medium: brown pencil on paper

Measurement

sheet: 19.3 x 36.8 cm

Medium

pencil and brown pencil on paper

Date Made

25 October 1942

Place Made

Port Moresby

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Purchased 1975

Copyright

Unlicensed copyright

Conflicts

Places

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