Munitions Supply Transport Driver, Miss Ruth Fowler

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria
Accession Number ART22340
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 81 x 71 cm x 4.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Location Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 3: Aust 43-44
Maker Craig, Sybil
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Maribyrnong
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Miss Ruth Fowler, a Munitions Supply Transport Driver attached to the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribynong. Miss Fowler is portrayed wearing her full driver's uniform, and a vehicle is visible amongst buildings in the background. When the artist, Sybil Craig, was searching for a suitable driver for the portrait, Miss Fowler was suggested as she had been with the factory since the outset.