| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART22001 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 40.7 x 30.93 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | conte crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Warner, R Malcolm |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Unloading stores and equipment, Moresby
Description
A view of the jetty, unloading stores and equipment, Port Moresby. 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.