Kit bag : Charles Green, Official War Artist

Green canvas zip-up kit bag with two carry handles. The bag has a side pocket which fastens with a zip. Above this pocket there is a small plastic sleeve which holds identity cards or tickets. On the inside of the bag there is an elasticised pocket along one side that is segmented into two compartments. The bag still has a Qantas airline baggage ticket attached to one of the handles.

In early 2007 the Australian War Memorial appointed Charles Green and Lyndell Brown as official artists to Iraq and Afghanistan. Green and Brown are based in Melbourne and work collaboratively on the same paintings. Their work is represented in most Australian state and public collections. Their experiences as official artists travelling with the Australian Defence Forces bear some similarity to those of George Lambert ninety years previously - having to work quickly and pack up at a moment's notice when the Forces needed to move. They were attached to military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Their task was to record and interpret the training, logistical, and operational activities of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel they encountered.