| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Lithgow |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23953 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | unframed: 35.6 x 43.4 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on hardboard |
| Location | Main Bld: World War 2 Gallery: Gallery 3: Aust 43-44 |
| Maker |
Hawthorne, Dore |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Lithgow |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Morning after night shift
Description
It's the morning after the night shift for workers from the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. Soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, the artist applied for a job at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, which manufactured Bren guns. She painted her Factory Folk series under the pseudonym 'Brendorah', conflating her name and the gun that dominated her life. The artist wrote of this work: "Strained eyes attempted sleep, elevated soles watched mountains romping by and tactful authority dexterously examined tickets as the women workers' train rolled home to breakfast."