General Douglas MacArthur Accession Number: ART26580

Description

Head and shoulders portrait of General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of Allied Forces, South West Pacific Area. This is a working sketch for a finished portrait.

Details

Accession Number

ART26580

Artist

Captain William Alexander Dargie CBE

Classification

Art

Object Type

Painting

Physical Description

Medium: oil on hardboard

Measurement

Overall: 45.6 cm x 39.2 cm

Medium

oil on hardboard

Date Made

1944

Place Made

Melbourne

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Acquired under official war art scheme 1945

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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