[Guess you don't specialise in raising George Washington's in your country?] Accession Number: ART90242

Description

Depicts two soldiers in front of a bar, on the right an Australian digger with beer glass in hand, on the left an American soldier who gestures to the digger amidst conversation.

Details

Accession Number
ART90242
Artist
Cecil L Hartt
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink, brush and wash over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 11.2 cm x 24 cm
Medium
pen and ink over pencil on paper
Date Made
c. 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
donated 1990
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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