Gateway of compound, Quang Tri Accession Number: ART40525

Description

A lone guard at a sentry post located at the gateway to Quang Tri Province. Barrels, timber logs and barbed wire entanglements are visible at right.

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Accession Number
ART40525
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: brown and black fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 32.2 cm x 48.9 cm
Medium
brown and black fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash on paper
Date Made
1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1968
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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