| Place | North & Central America: Canada, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21951 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 33 x 52 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with charcoal and sgraffito on paper |
| Maker |
Warner, R Malcolm |
| Place made | Canada: Alberta |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary
Description
Personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) undergoing training at No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, within a few miles of the famed Canadian Rockies, the mountains in the background partly hidden by a heavy rainstorm. Ralph Malcolm Warner was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the activities of the RAAF in Canada, United States and the Bahamas. His first mission was in Papua New Guinea recording Australian operation against the Japanese. In 1945 Warner continued to work as a war artist recording civil and industrial war efforts and food production in areas of New South Wales and Victoria. After the war he returned to commercial art, designing posters, murals and postage stamps and illustrating books.