Second Lieutenant Cordia McArthur (US Army) Accession Number: ART21635

Description

Depicts a portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Cordia McArthur, US Army nurse, 30th Evacuation Hospital United States Army, drawn just after she had emerged from the surf on the beach near the hospital, Aitape, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART21635
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal and coloured washes on paper
Measurement
Overall: 43.8 cm x 36.8 cm
Medium
charcoal and coloured washes on paper
Date Made
1944
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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