Bofors gun site Accession Number: ART27870

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Bombardier Les Barrett, Dave Ritchie, and Gunner Don 'Stork' Hill (l-r), RAA, are depicted standing near a Bofors anti-aircraft gun

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Accession Number
ART27870
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: crayon with pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 37.8 cm x 45.6 cm
Medium
black conte crayon on paper in cardboard mounting 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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