| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART23417 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 98.2 cm x 77.7 cm x 6 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Heysen, Nora |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bluey (Sapper Bashforth)
Description
Portrait of a young male soldier, Sapper Bashforth, Royal Australian Engineers, in New Guinea. Sapper Bashforth, presumably knicknamed 'Bluey' for his red hair, is seated with his left arm draped across his knees and his right hand is raised and his fingers slightly curved towards him as he holds a cigarette.
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