| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23435 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 44 cm x 56.6 cm; Framed: 55.5 cm x 67.5 cm x 4.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Browning, George Julian |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Camp gate, LHQ Signals, Albert Park
Description
The gloom of English trees, silhoettes, the centry and those around the M.T. park. The CO's car is drawn up on the left. On the right is the canteen staffed by an AWAS, who was friendly with a sergeant of the camp who was accidentally killed whilst on leave. While the artist was working on this picture the AWAS saw the artist putting in a figure and asked that it represent the sergeant who was killed. Albert Park, gateway to Land Head Quarters Signals, 'Grosvenor'.
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