| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail, Owers' Corner |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28022 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 52.1 x 41 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour and gouache with pen and ink over pencil heightened with white, on cardboard |
| Maker |
Warner, R Malcolm |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Goldie River crossing near Owen's Corner
Description
Depicts the dense jungle at Goldie River crossing near Owen's Corner, New Guinea, during the Second World War. Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902-1966) was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the activities of the RAAF in Canada, United States and the Bahamas. His first mission was in Papua New Guinea recording Australian operation against the Japanese. In 1945 Warner continued to work as a war artist recording civil and industrial war efforts and food production in areas of New South Wales and Victoria. After the war he returned to commercial art, designing posters, murals and postage stamps and illustrating books.