Munitions Supply Transport Driver, Miss Ruth Fowler Accession Number: ART22340

Description

Portrait of Miss Ruth Fowler, a Munitions Supply Transport Driver attached to the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribynong. Miss Fowler is portrayed wearing her full driver's uniform, and a vehicle is visible amongst buildings in the background. When the artist, Sybil Craig, was searching for a suitable driver for the portrait, Miss Fowler was suggested as she had been with the factory since the outset.

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Accession Number
ART22340
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 81 cm x 71 cm x 4.5 cm
unframed: 61.2 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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