| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Albury |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23216 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 39.8 cm x 43.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and brush and coloured inks on paper |
| Maker |
Friend, Donald |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Albury |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Troop train
Description
Depicts exhausted Australian soldiers asleep in the carriage of a railway train at Albury, New South Wales during the Second World War. In 1942, Donald Friend enlisting with the AIF, was posted as a gunner to the artillery unit near Albury. In 1945, Friend was selected for appointment as official war artist. He travelled to Morotai, Labuan and Balikpapan, recording sights which confronted him and drawing in particular on the expressive potential of human form. Friend was extraordinarily prolific, producing 53 paintings and 143 drawings for the Memorial.