The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The scene is of a group of Australian soldiers carrying their dead in blue army blankets and stretchers on board the deck of a torpedoed Landing Ship, Tank at Morobe, Papua New Guinea. One of the ships in the convoy on the way to Lae was hit by a torpedo launched from a Japanese plane in September 1943. This work was started while Mainwaring was working as an artist for the Military History Section (MHS, Melbourne) in May - Oct 1943. However, the work has been dated '44 indicating that Mainwaring most likely finished it upon his return to Australia as an official war artist.
Depicts two men sleeping on a transport plane, with blankets pulled up around their necks. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustrato
Most likely a self-portrait of the artist. He has the rank of lieutenant. He is prodding a dead piebald horse with a riding crop. Crows gather ominously in the sky, and another crow sits atop a pil
Depicts details of leather strapping, stretchers, devices and bags in the interior of a plane. On the verso are studies of sleeping men. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war cor
This Lithograph is the key to the painting 'The Dawn of Anzac Day' by Herbert Hellier (ART09581). The scene depicted is the morning of the Gallipoli Landing as seen from the sea, and within the work t
The British Admiralty published this poster in 1943, using artwork by British artist Pat Keely. The poster depicts a ship being launched from a boatyard along specially-built tracks. In the foreground
The British Admiralty published this poster in 1943, using artwork by British artist Pat Keely. The poster depicts a ship being launched from a boatyard along specially-built tracks. In the foreground
