Anti Aircraft bloke Accession Number: ART27876

Description

Portrait of an unidentified Anti Aircraft soldier, standing guard holding a rifle by his side with bayonet fixed. A water bottle hangs in a palm tree behind him.

Details

Accession Number

ART27876

Artist

John Baird

Classification

Art

Object Type

Work on paper

Physical Description

Medium: ink and wash on paper

Measurement

Overall: 41.4 cm x 31.6 cm

Medium

ink and wash on paper on cardboard with tracing paper attached

Date Made

1943

Place Made

Darwin

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

purchased 1974

Copyright

AWM copyright

Conflicts

Places

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