| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25640 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 27.6 x 37.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black lithographic crayon and wash heightened with white on paper |
| Maker |
Curtis, R Emerson |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Road to Atherton
Description
Atherton Tableland was, for a long period of the war, a vast camp area and hundreds of thousands of troops passed through the various camps. From August 1945 in his capacity as official war artist Emerson Curtis undertook a three month tour of Queensland. Travelling mostly by train he captured a rich visual record of the extensive wartime activities, people and industry of this ' frontier ' state.