Commandos resting before moving on to Namling Ridge Accession Number: ART22524

Description

Hele depicts 2/3 Australian Independent (Commando) Company resting before moving onto Namling Ridge, Salamaua, New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
ART22524
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper mounted on card
Measurement
Overall
Medium
pencil on paper mounted on card
Date Made
July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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