| Accession Number | ART93288 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
US Black Hawks landing at a military compound, Camp Victory, Baghdad
Description
View of military compound in Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, with two US Black Hawk helicopters, 2007. Lyndell Brown explained in a 2008 interview that:
"The Black Hawk was represented because it was right opposite the accommodation quarters of the Australians, and it was a constant noise and backdrop to our whole stay in Baghdad."