Port Moresby Accession Number: ART23676

Description

View of the wharf, Port Moresby with anti-aircraft defences in the left foreground.

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Accession Number
ART23676
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 58 cm x 63 cm
Unframed: 45.7 cm x 40.5 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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