A cigarette for the wounded Accession Number: ART25031

Description

Depicting wounded men of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion being given a smoke after they had been carried out of sight of the enemy and it was safe to light up. This was after they had been found by a search party that was on its way back to Scott's Creek, New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
ART25031
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 24.2 cm x 30.7 cm
Medium
pen, ink and wash on paper
Date Made
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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