Sister treating a native

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Accession Number ART23431
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 99.8 x 125.2 cm; sight: 76.9 x 102.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Heysen, Nora
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Shows Sister M. Russell, of the Australian Army Nursing Service, bandaging the arms of a native who had both hands blown off while fishing, when a captive of the Japanese. 111 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Finschhafen, New Guinea.