Broken Jap roller at Boram Strip
Art ART28714 Second World War, 1939-1945Pencil sketch of a destroyed Japanese roller at Boram Strip. In the background are some Australian bulldozers.
Boram night work Accession Number: ART28721
Description
Painting of a crashed Japanese aircraft. The red hinamoru circle of the Japanese flag is prominent against the dark night sky. The artist, Robert Thompson wrote: "Night Shift, bulldozer pushing wrecked Jap plane / off area to be levelled at Boram strip. Sketched at night, while sitting on front bumper of a jeep, between the lights. A party of Japs had been encountered a couple of hundred yards up the strip an hour before & 2 were killed."
Details
Accession Number
ART28721
Artist
Robert Thompson
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
sheet: 27.6 cm x 38.2 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
11 August 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1986
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
Conflicts
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