Wartime skyline Accession Number: ART25813

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Drawn at 400 Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery positions, Middle Park, on Armistice Day. The Shrine of Remembrance and flag (on Government House), symbols of the last war, from a background to the ready armaments of the present conflict.

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Accession Number
ART25813
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 17.8 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1942
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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