Outpost at Duc Thanh; verso: Vietnamese girl Accession Number: ART40464

Description

An outpost, fortified with timber defences, sandbags and barbed wire entaglements, situated on Route 2 at the Duc Thanh Military Base. Verso: portrait of a young Vietnamese girl, possibly named Khong Thi Luong, sitting with her legs crossed and eyes downcast.

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Accession Number
ART40464
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: brown fibre-tipped pen on paper; verso: black and brown fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 26.9 cm x 37 cm
Medium
brown fibre-tipped pen on paper; verso: black and brown fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash
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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