American Air Force personnel Accession Number: ART27934

Description

Two American Air Force personnel are depicted asleep on board a Douglas Dakota DC3 aircraft during a flight to Darwin.

Details

Accession Number
ART27934
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 18.3 cm x 24.6 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
purchased 1974
Copyright
AWM copyright

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