The Vegetable Garden Accession Number: ART22334

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From the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 until 1953 Stonnington house and grounds were used by the Australian Red Cross Society as a convalescent hospital. Depicts the vegetable garden at Stonnington Red Cross Convalescent Home.

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Accession Number
ART22334
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 55.6 cm x 48.3 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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