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Ascending the Pimple
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
On his tour of New Guinea in 1944 Wep visited 'Guy's Post' , an advanced dressing station on Shaggy Ridge in the Finisterre Ranges. Visiting the site of 3 months of fighting between the Japanese and A...ART29338
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Field hospital, Northern Australia
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
A vivid and impressionistic oil sketch bringing to life a field hospital in Northern Australia described as being 'fully under canvas and capable of being moved at a moment's notice'. Several orderlie...ART94591
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Group Captain Noel Quinn
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Portrait of 622 Squadron Leader (later Group Captain) Noel Thomas Quinn, DFC and 2 Bars, Commanding 8 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Noel Thomas Quinn, DFC and 2 Bars was born on 16 Mar...ART27582
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Jessie
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
A colourful portrait of a glamorous young woman staring wistfully towards the viewer seated at a table resting on her arms. In her right hand she holds a letter she has just finished reading or re-rea...ART94590
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Medical inspection, Morotai
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Painted by Consolidated press's war correspondent ,Wep, this painting is a depiction of a medical inspection tent at night in Morotai. One of a series of paintings the artist did showing various aspec...ART29345
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Relic of Feb '42
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Rare depiction of Darwin a little over a year after the 1942 bombings. It shows the damaged American HQ, corner of Peel and Smith Streets, Darwin. The building was wrecked by a crashing spitfire. Orig...ART94593
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The official box
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
Depiction of the North Australian Picnic Race Club. The club, run entirely by Army Personnel, was a sizable complex constructed from bush timber and scrounged materials with the aid of graders and tra...ART94592
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Victoria, Labuan Island
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Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)
On his last assignment as war correspondent Wep was sent to Borneo. This painting depicts Victoria Town, Labuan Island. Visible are some damaged buoys and the only two buildings and a clock tower to s...ART29343