Corporal L E Ward Accession Number: ART21844

Description

Portrait depicting Corporal L E Ward, Marine Section, RAAF, at the controls of air-sea rescue boat, Rose Bay, New South Wales.

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Accession Number
ART21844
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 34.2 cm x 46.2 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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