Description
Australian artist George Gittoes, who visited Somalia and Australian troops on peacekeeping operations during the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), talking to the children of Grade 3/4 of the Queanbeyan East Primary school, holding one of his paintings of a Somali child. Gittoes was invited to talk to the children of Grade 3/4 about his experiences in Somalia. The children of Grade 3/4 collected school materials for Somali children which were distributed to an orphanage school in Mogadishu by the Australian Contingent to UNOSOM. Another two paintings by Gittoes of activities of Australian members of UNOSOM are standing on the floor under the blackboard.
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Accession Number
P02224.009
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
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