| Place | North & Central America: Canada |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21983 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 31.8 x 37.9 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with pen and ink over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Warner, R Malcolm |
| Date made | 1944-10 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Ansons on the Tarmac
Description
Avro Anson training planes at No.10 Air Observers School, a unit of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), through which many trainees of the Royal Australian Air Force passed, on the tarmac ready to take off. The red flag on the control tower indicates left hand circuits will be flown,Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902-1966) 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.