| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Maribyrnong |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART22604 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 10 cm x 14.2 cm. Matted for size 8 frame. |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour and paste and gouache with pen and brown ink, over pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Craig, Sybil |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Factory impression from memory (Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong)
Description
A depiction from the artist's memory of the Commonwealth Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria during the Second World War. The workers are shown moving towards the factory, as smoke billows out of the chimneys on the factory roof. Sybil Craig was one of three female official war artists.