The canteen

Place Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
Accession Number ART92774
Collection type Art
Measurement block: 24 x 34.6 cm; sheet: 31.0 x 39.0 cm (sight)
Object type Print
Physical description linocut printed in black ink on paper
Maker Black, Dorrit
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An Australian soldier carrying a tray of food in a canteen, being watched by two women voluntary workers. This is a rare depiction of an Adelaide homefront subject.