| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART29857 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; image: 19.2 x 26.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil and watercolour on paper on cardboard |
| Maker |
Ashton, Richard |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
| Date made | 12 August 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
"Ben", correspondents hut
Description
A portrait of "Ben", a Port Moresby native, as he sits and washes clothes in a large metal container for the correspondents hut.