Description
This depicts portion of the initial preparation of General Grant tanks for delivery to battle stations. The tanks received from America were a dark khaki colour, and were then camouflaged to Australian conditions. The bridge weight of 27 tons were painted in a yellow circle on the front, also the divisional insignia - in this case 1st Armoured Division. In the foreground are mess tables and on the left from a beam, hangs the wheel used as a mess gong.
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Accession Number
ART23532
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
Measurement
Framed: 47.5 cm x 57.6 cm x 4.3 cm
Unframed: 35.2 cm x 44.9 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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