Corporal Jerry O'Connell Accession Number: ART91885

Description

Garvey's cartoon portrait of Corporal Jerry O'Connell, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Tripoli and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942. O'Connell, with thick hair on top, and shirt sleeves rolled up, is shown striding along in right profile, with two army stripes on his right shoulder, indicating his rank as Corporal.

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Accession Number
ART91885
Maker
Private Joe Garvey
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 25 cm x 21.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented 2002
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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