A design for living Accession Number: ARTI00630

Description

This drawing was created as a cartoon for Active Service, AWM, 1941. This image has three rows of illustrations. From the left the first row depicts an man in Arab clothing riding a donkey, followed by two women and a boy. the two women are carrying many bundles in their arms and on their heads. The older women, who is first in line carries the larger number of items, while the young boy carries nothing. On the far right, watching the family are two Australian service men wearing uniforms (shorts and slouch hats). They carry their own equipment including backpacks and rifles.

The second row shows a man in a civilian suit riding a bicycle towing behind him a woman on roller skates and a cart containing packages and with a small child riding on top. The woman is wearing a dress and hat and is carrying numerous parcels under her arms and in her hands. There are two boys who are pushing the cart from behind. This scene is watched from the footpath by a man wearing a civilian suit and hat.

The third row depicts three groups of people. One the far left is a single man in civilian dress going into a saloon. In the centre of the work is a young man and woman in civilian dress. She is wearing a dress and hat and carries several bags. The man dressed in a suit and hat is heading towards the final group of three men who are entering a bar. All three are dressed in suits and hats.

Details

Accession Number
ARTI00630
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: brush and ink with blue wash over pencil
Measurement
sheet: 53 cm x 39.4 cm
Medium
pencil, brush and ink with blue wash on paper
Date Made
1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1985
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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