Concrete workers, graving dock, August 1943 Accession Number: ART30268.005

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Construction of the Sydney Graving Dock, showing a landscape of cranes and electric gantry. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures demonstrates the scale of the project being undertaken.

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Accession Number
ART30268.005
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: ink wash with pen and ink over black pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 36 cm x 27.4 cm
Medium
ink wash with pen and ink over black pencil on paper
Date Made
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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