Accession Number | ART93292 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 33 cm x 33 cm x 4.7 cm; Unframed: 31 cm x 31 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on linen |
Maker |
Brown, Lyndell Green, Charles |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Date made | 2007 |
Conflict |
Afghanistan, 2001-2021 Iraq, 2003-2013 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Late afternoon, flight line, military installation, Middle East
Description
Middle East flightline, late afternoon, long shadows, Hercules refueling with Australian flight line enclave visible to left, low horizon with RAAF maintenance crew to left walking and standing figure at right edge of frame. In their paintings of aircraft and freight the artists emphasise the massive logistical and economical enterprise that sustains coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.