Private Vernon (Happy) Towns Accession Number: ART21337

Description

Portrait of Private Vernon Royce (Happy) Towns (TX373) of the 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion. Towns wears a slouch hat and is smoking a cigarette.

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Accession Number
ART21337
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: sanguine conte crayon on paper
Measurement
Overall
Medium
sanguine conte crayon on paper
Date Made
1944
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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