US troops playing crap Accession Number: ART24192

Description

Embarked American troops playing crap on one of the larger landing craft, on the way to Leyte. From the well deck of Royal Australian Navy Landing Ship Infantry HMAS "Kanimbla", on way to Gulf.

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Accession Number
ART24192
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink with wash, sanguine crayon and carbon pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 20.6 cm x 22.2 cm
Medium
pen and ink with wash, sanguine crayon and carbon pencil on paper
Date Made
1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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