Firing from the knee (Private Peter Stott)

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Accession Number ART40558
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 76.3 x 60.7 cm (irreg.) Frame: 87 x 72cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas on hardboard
Maker Fletcher, Bruce
Place made Vietnam
Date made 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of 3788033 Peter Stott (or possibly 2783551 Peter Hilary Scott) of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR), kneeling as he prepares to fire a Colt M16 A1 rifle in the jungle.