Point Cook Accession Number: ART21828

Description

From the lookout tower at the Maintenance Section of the Royal Australian Air Force Station, Point Cook. The point jutting seawards in the middle distance is Point Cook from which the aircraft station derives its name.

Details

Accession Number
ART21828
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 30.5 cm x 40.5 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
1945
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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