Bofors instruction
Art ART25800 Second World War, 1939-1945Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps receiving instructions of a Bofors Anti-Aircraft gun, Tasmania.
VDC receiving Bofors instruction Accession Number: ART23527
Description
Against a Tasmanian landscape, five men from the Volunteer Defence Corps are in uniform and gathered around a Bofors anti-aircraft gun. They are receiving instruction on its use from a 6th Division Australian Artillery Sergeant.
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Accession Number
ART23527
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Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: ooil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 53.7 cm x 59.9 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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