Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya |
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Accession Number | ART21903 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 58.6 x 48 cm (irreg.) |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | red conte crayon on paper |
Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
Place made | North Africa: Libya |
Date made | 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Aircraft spotter
Description
Depicts an Australian aircraft spotter holding a pair of binoculars in his right hand, clad in shorts, boots and a hard hat looking skywards. The spotter was crucial in alerting the troops to the imminent arrival of enemy bombers.