'Holbrook', 'Duntroon' and American Cruiser 'Phoenix' off Australian coast Accession Number: ART22059

Description

HMTS "Holbrook" and "Duntroon" and U.S. Cruiser "Phoenix" off Australian coast. Dargie noted,"The voyage is nearly done. We awoke one morning, two days out from Fremantle, to find our convoy escorted by a cruiser flying the Stars and Stripes". Dargie completed three watercolour sketches of the same subject.

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Accession Number
ART22059
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 24.1 cm x 34.9 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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