Concrete workers, Sydney graving dock Accession Number: ART30255

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Scene at a graving dock in Sydney. There are two workers in the foreground guiding the lifting of a cement block. Other workers perform tasks such as concrete drilling and the two levels above. McClintock utilises social realism as a means to facilitate the viewer's appreciation of the co-operation between workers, as well as the heroic nature of their work.

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Accession Number
ART30255
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: varnished gouache on cardboard
Measurement
Overall: 76.2 cm x 50.8 cm
Medium
varnished gouache on cardboard
Date Made
c 1943-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the Allied Works Council 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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