Somewhere in Australia Accession Number: ARTI01284

Description

This illustration depicts a tent amongst tall trees. To the right of the tent is a rope tied between two trees, functioning as a clothes line. One sock has been pegged on to the line. Max (Thomas Maxwell) Newton enlisted with the AIF. He was seconded to the RAAF War History Section as an Official War Artist in 1945. He travelled to Labuan and Morotai as part of his appointment, where he recorded aspects of the RAAF involvement in the Pacific during the Second World War.

Details

Accession Number
ARTI01284
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and brush and ink with scratching out over pencil on cardboard
Measurement
Overall: 15.6 cm x 18.6 cm
Medium
pen and brush and ink with scratching out over pencil on cardboard
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1985

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