Mica beach
Art ART27948 Second World War, 1939-1945A group of male nudes are depicted bringing ashore mail and provisions at Mica Beach. As there were no women in the area, the men did not wear swim trunks.
Coming ashore at Mica Beach Accession Number: ART27951
Description
Australian soldiers are depicted coming ashore at Mica Beach, Darwin. A vessel with the Australia flag on it can be seen in the background and a dog is depicted waiting in the shallows at the front (a sketch of the same dog can be seen on the left).
Details
Accession Number
ART27951
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: conte crayon on paper
Measurement
Overall: 18.2 cm x 24.6 cm
Medium
conte crayon and pencil and pen and ink on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1974
Copyright
AWM copyright
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