| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28618 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 38.2 x 53.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | bark pigments and watercolour with pen and pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Ballment, Harold |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
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Description
Three troops are depicted boiling a billy over a fire alongside a stream in Northern Australia.
N78097 Sergeant Arthur Harold Ballment, Lance Sergeant, 1 Pioneer Training Battalion, was a self taught artist. Ballment recorded the activities of Australian soldiers in various locations within Australia during the Second World War. The pigments used in his works were made from bark, leaves and various other natural material found by the artist in the areas at which he painted.