Grovesnor, LHQ Signals, Albert Park Accession Number: ART25305

Description

Depicts to military personnel marching along a footpath. In the background is a historical building surrounded by trees.

Grosvenor, Land Headquarter Signals, Albert Park. In peacetime this building was used as a reception hall for weddings, balls etc. During the Second World War it became the brain centre of the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific Area as a Signals Centre.

Details

Accession Number
ART25305
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 37.8 x 55.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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