Beached Jap invasion barges, Waga Waga, site of original Jap landing
Art ART21313 Second World War, 1939-1945Beached Japanese invasion barges at Waga Waga, Milne Bay. There are trees and a low mountain range in the background.
Kure J, S.L.F. [Special Landing Force] Accession Number: ART23169
Description
View of the beach at Waga Waga Village, New Guinea, scene of an abortive landing by the Japanese. It was following this landing that the Japanese received their first decisive defeat on land, Milne Bay, New Guinea. Dargie noted, "Kure J, Special Landing Force, was the Japanese Force which made the landing at Milne Bay. This sketch shows an anchor, a Japanese skull on the beach and, in the background, a stranded & holed invasion barge. The drawing is intended to be a study for a larger symbolic painting".
Details
Accession Number
ART23169
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 17.8 cm x 22.8 cm
Overall: 182 mm x 230 mm
Overall: 182 mm x 230 mm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
October 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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