Two Liberators in dispersal area Accession Number: ART23556

Description

Sketch of two Liberators in a dispersal unit, from No. 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Digri, India.

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Accession Number
ART23556
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 24.5 x 39 cm
Medium
watercolour on prepared artists board
Date Made
December 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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