Helicopter, Darwin Accession Number: ART91050

Description

Close-up view of the front of a helicopter. This is Amor's appropriated version of the image by Eric Thake 'Liberator's face' (ART26970).

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Accession Number
ART91050
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour, pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 38 cm x 35.2 cm
Medium
watercolour, pencil on paper
Date Made
1999
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 2000
Copyright
AWM copyright

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