Tree leaning over track, Lae Accession Number: ART93501

Description

A group of huts nestled in amongst some large trees in the jungle of Lae, New Guinea. In the foreground, one of the tallest trees is growing on a diagonal and leaning over the track leading to the group of huts.

A prolific painter and print maker, Kenneth Jack (1924-2006) served with the RAAF as a survey and cartographic draughtsman in New Guinea, Borneo and Morotai from 1943-45.

Details

Accession Number
ART93501
Artist
Kenneth Jack
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 19 x 27.4 cm (irreg.)
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1984
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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