USS Bataan CVL 29 Accession Number: ART40033

Description

F4U1 Corsair aircraft landing on flight deck of aircraft carrier USS 'Bataan'. Official war artist Frank Norton had transfered onto USS Bataan for several days while on his first Korean patrol with HMAS Warramunga (I). The Australian ship had joined the destroyer screen for the American aircraft carrier on 11th July 1952.

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Accession Number
ART40033
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour, carbon pencil, pen and black ink on paper
Measurement
sheet: 32.6 cm x 41.9 cm
Overall: 32.3 cm x 42.5 cm
Medium
watercolour, carbon pencil, pen and black ink on paper
Date Made
15 July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1955
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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