American bomber pilots Accession Number: ART27891

Description

Two American bomber pilots are depicted playing cards and smoking on board a flight to Darwin.

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Accession Number
ART27891
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: conte crayon on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 18.3 cm x 24.5 cm
Overall: 26.2 cm x 28.2 cm
Medium
conte crayon on paper on cardboard with tracing paper attached
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1974
Copyright
AWM copyright

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