At the races, Mataranka

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Mataranka
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
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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.