Flight Lieutenant Gerald ('Jerry') Major Accession Number: ART23734

Description

Depicts a portrait of Flight Lieutenant Gerald Trevor 'Jerry' Major, No 54 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Port Pirie, South Australia. Squadron was a communications and rescue squadron, with an ex-Royal Flying Doctor service biplane, which could land and take off on a very short strip and ws fitted out to carry patients/passengers.

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Accession Number
ART23734
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard
Measurement
framed: 66.9 cm x 77 cm x 4.5 cm
Overall: 57.9 cm x 47.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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