Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Mataranka |
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Accession Number | ART27938 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 24 x 35.4 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | conte crayon on paper |
Maker |
Baird, John |
Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
At the races, Mataranka
Description
A portrait of a middle aged Aboriginal man, seated with his legs crossed, watching the races in Darwin. In his left hand he holds a pencil and his hat rests on the ground in front of his legs.