Place | Middle East: Persian Gulf |
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Accession Number | ART91752 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 19.8 cm x 28.8 cm x 3.5 cm; Unframed: 17 cm x 26 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on hardboard |
Maker |
Churcher, Peter |
Place made | Persian Gulf |
Date made | 15 February 2002 |
Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Sleeping guy in "Helo" (helicopter), HMAS Kanimbla
Description
Figure of a man asleep in a helicopter. Peter Churcher recalled, "Some of my favourite images were those that I caught out of the corner of my eye, in this case as I was packing up after completing 'Sitting in the helicopter'. I caught this fellow grabbing an afternoon nap inside a helicopter so quickly unpacked and set about getting him down on another small board that I always kept at the ready for such moments".