On flight from Brisbane to Darwin Accession Number: ART27981

Description

A portrait of an unidentified officer on board a Douglas Dakota DC3 Airliner flight from Brisbane to Darwin. He is shown wearing a great coat and a cap.

Details

Accession Number
ART27981
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: conte crayon on paper
Measurement
Overall: 34.1 cm x 25 cm
Medium
conte crayon on paper on cardboard with tracing paper attached
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1974
Copyright
AWM copyright

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