Camp gate, LHQ Signals, Albert Park Accession Number: ART23435

Description

The gloom of English trees, silhoettes, the centry and those around the M.T. park. The CO's car is drawn up on the left. On the right is the canteen staffed by an AWAS, who was friendly with a sergeant of the camp who was accidentally killed whilst on leave. While the artist was working on this picture the AWAS saw the artist putting in a figure and asked that it represent the sergeant who was killed. Albert Park, gateway to Land Head Quarters Signals, 'Grosvenor'.

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Accession Number
ART23435
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 55.5 cm x 67.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Overall: 44 cm x 56.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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