The colonel, Suai airstrip

Place Asia: East Timor, Suai
Accession Number ART91113
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 32.8 cm x 22.5 cm x 3.6 cm; Unframed: 22.8 cm x 12.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on wood panel
Maker Amor, Rick
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made November 1999
Conflict East Timor, 1999-2013
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Depicts the figure of a colonel standing in right profile wearing large backpack and camouflaged uniform at Suai airstrip, East Timor. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time with the Australian led International Force there (INTERFET).