042341
Photograph 042341 Korean War, 1950-1953The British cruiser HMS Belfast, photographed from HMAS Bataan, at the entrance to Chinnampo, on the west coast of North Korea, prior to the bombardment of the port installations. Ice surrounds the sh
Air strike, Korea Accession Number: ART40009
Description
This is one of 15 art works completed by Frank Norton on his first patrol along the West Coast of Korea. In the foreground is the destroyer HMAS Warramunga which Norton joined from 27th June until 27th July 1952.
Norton wrote of this painting that it depicted an air strike against enemy positions on the north bank of the approach to Chinnampo-Ko (Pyongyang area of North Korea) by aircraft from HMS Ocean following a bombardment by the cruiser HMS Belfast. The artist witnessed this operation on 9th July 1952 while onboard HMAS Warramunga which along with a U.S. destroyer provided the screen for RN cruiser.
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Accession Number
ART40009
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Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
Measurement
Framed: 61.5 x 66.5 x 5.5 cm
Unframed: 40.3 x 45.5 cm
Unframed: 40.3 x 45.5 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Date Made
July 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1955
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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