Sketchbook containing 37 pages of drawings of figures on board HMAT Runic Accession Number: ART90375

Description

This work is one of a series of three sketchbooks made by Frederick Charles Bolton, on board HMAT 'Runic', a transport vessel that travelled from Sydney to London, embarking 22 March 1918 and arriving 24 May 1918. This sketchbook features drawings, with notes and signatures, depicting soldiers, boats and landscapes.

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Accession Number
ART90375
Artist
Frederick Charles Bolton
Artist
Harry Payne
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sketchbook
Physical Description
Medium: Pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 17.6 x 11.4 x 1.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper in hard cloth cover
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Parent
Item Count
37
Credit Line
Presented 1995
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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