"Hey, Blue, hand me the 303" drawing for illustration for 'As You Were' 1949

Accession Number ARTI00397
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 50.8 x 36.7 cm; image: 42 x 31.5 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen, brush and black ink, white gouache, pencil on board
Maker Rafty, Tony
Date made 1949
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Period 1940-1949
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

A humorous drawing of two Australian soldiers that are fishing from a small wooden boat. One soldier asks the other to pass him a rifle that is resting in the boat- his intent is to shoot the fish that he cannot catch. This drawing was reproduced as an illustration in 'As You Were' 1949.