Urban destruction (Private Cameron Simpson and Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Manns, Army History Unit, Dili)

Place Asia: East Timor, Dili
Accession Number ART91106
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 100 cm x 132.9 cm x 4.5 cm; Unframed: 97 cm x 130 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Amor, Rick
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1999-2000
Conflict East Timor, 1999-2013
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Depicts Private Simpson and Warrant Officer Class 2 Brian Manns, Army History Unit, inspecting a burnt-out building in Dili, East Timor. Simpson was Rick Amor's bodyguard while Amor was in East Timor. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time with the Australian led International Force there (INTERFET).