| Accession Number | ARTI00351 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 44 x 32 cm; image: 30 x 24.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and ink with Chinese white, charcoal and pencil on paper, mounted on illustration board |
| Maker |
McLaren, Gus |
| Place made | Japan |
| Date made | 1948 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
"Personally I see him at 1/50 of a second..."
Description
Cartoon published in the Services Annual 'As you were', Australian War Memorial, 1948, p. 154. Depicts a stone statue of a cross-legged Buddha at the top of a set of stairs. Two soldiers stand below, both with cameras hanging around their necks, with a third camera on a tripod to the side. One says to the other, "Personally, I see him at 1/50 of a second with F.16 aperture!"