The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sali Herman, war artist
Poster advertising a Sali Herman exhibition at the Australian War Memorial form December 1981 to May 1982. The poster shows an image of one of Sali Herman's paintings 'Back Home', that is held in the
Swiss born artist Sali Herman (1898-1993) was appointed as an Australian official war artist in 1945 and worked in the Pacific for five months, recording scenes in Lae, Sorokina, Bougainville, and Rab
Sali Herman (1898-1993) was appointed in 1945 and worked in the Pacific for five months, recording scenes in Lae, Sorokina, Bougainville, and Rabaul. This is one of two small portrait studies made cir
'Soon after our landing at Rabaul we liberated our allied prisoners. Of these there were a great number of Indians who were in a state of misery and starvation, some mere skeletons with big staring ey
Sali Herman witnessed the surrender of General Imamura Hitoshi, commander of the Japanese Eight Army, at Rabaul, New Guinea, and later painted the scene. Despite his compassion for the defeated Japane
Original letter written by 2069 Driver R. Herman of 1st Anzac Corps Troop Supply Column, to N.R. Coates in Australia, expressing appreciation for war comforts sent to him in France; original envelope