Chalk study for General Macarthur's leather flying jacket Accession Number: ART25916

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Depicts a portrait of General Douglas MacArthur, wearing leather flying jacket. Dargie noted, "For reason which developed later, this study was not used in the final portrait".

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Accession Number
ART25916
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal with coloured pastels on paper
Measurement
Overall: 62.4 cm x 50.6 cm
Medium
charcoal with coloured pastels on paper
Date Made
February 1944
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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