Sapper Forbes, transport driver Accession Number: ART21564

Description

Depicts a portrait of Sapper Forbes, a member of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), is attached as a driver to an Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Unit, at Royal Australian Engineers Training Centre, Wagga, Wagga, New South Wales.

Details

Accession Number

ART21564

Artist

Lieutenant Geoffrey Richard Mainwaring

Classification

Art

Object Type

Work on paper

Physical Description

Medium: pencil on paper

Measurement

Overall: 39.5 cm x 28.7 cm

Medium

pencil on paper

Date Made

1943

Place Made

Wagga Wagga

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

acquired under official war art scheme 1942

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

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