Salt [vol.8, no.2 , 1944] Accession Number: ARTI00830

Description

Depicts thousands of Australian soldiers marching from across the Middle East into Australia, with city buildings behind them. This was the drawing for the cover of 'Salt' , vol. 8, no. 2,1944. 'Salt' was a small journal that informed and entertained Australian servicmen and women during the Second World War.

Details

Accession Number
ARTI00830
Artist
John Littlewood
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: gouache with brush and ink with scratching out over pencil on cardboard
Measurement
Overall: 50 cm x 39.4 cm
Medium
gouache with brush and ink with scratching out over pencil on cardboard
Date Made
c 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1985
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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