Blacksmith forges with Caisson section of dock wall in construction Accession Number: ART30268.009

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Construction of a dock wall at Sydney Graving Dock. Men stand and work in the sheds below. A caisson is half-way along the wall, partly engulfed by black smoke. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demonstrative of the scale of the project being undertaken.

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Accession Number
ART30268.009
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: ink wash with pen and ink over pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 36.4 cm x 27.4 cm
Medium
ink wash with pen and ink over pencil on paper
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the Allied Works Council 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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