| Accession Number | ART92747 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 75.7 x 56.1 cm; image: 46.8 x 41.2 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | colour screenprint on paper |
| Maker |
Hummerston, Harry |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | 1981 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
Description
The artist has superimposed the words of a popular song over a map of Australia. The song, which was written towards the end of Australia's involvement in Vietnam, and became associated with returning Vietnam veterans and was a quiet comment on Australian society's treatment of them. The artist has also incorporated a photographic image in the work of his grandfather Private Oliver Charles Greenwood who served in the AIF between 1914 and 1917.