Private Lorna Ellis, of Voluntary Aid Detachment, Australian Red Cross Society Accession Number: ART21569

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A portrait in pencil of Private Lorna Ellis, a member of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), Australian Red Cross Society's Voluntary Aid Detachment program, attached to 54 Camp Hospital, Kapooka, New South Wales. The portrait is from the shoulders up, Private Ellis faces the viewer and is in uniform, her gaze is to the left.

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Accession Number
ART21569
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil and black crayon on paper
Measurement
Overall: 50.4 cm x 40.4 cm
Medium
pencil and black crayon on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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