Miss Betty Bown, Red Cross Representative Accession Number: ART24386

Description

Depicts a portrait of Betty Bown, an Australian Red Cross representative, 6th Australian Division, painted by the official war artist Geoffrey Mainwaring in New Guinea in 1944.

Details

Accession Number
ART24386
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on cardboard
Measurement
Overall: 48.2 cm x 34.8 cm
Medium
oil on cardboard
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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