| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART40408 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 38 x 53.8 cm (irreg.) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and brush and sepia ink, gouache, pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
| Place made | Korea, Korea: Jamestown Line Area |
| Date made | 12 June 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Study for 'Centurion tank'
Description
An armoured vehicle, a Centurion tank, possibly of the Royal Armoured Corps, British Commonwealth Forces, travelling over a war damaged landscape in the Jamestown Line Area, Korea. Australian soldiers surround the tank. Hele's inscription on the work is: 'Centurion on Kidney Feature Southeast of 355'. 355 refers to Hill 355. Hill 355 was a critical part of the Australian defence line from late 1951 to the end of the war in Juoy 1953. The 'Kidney Feature' was a smaller hill near 355 that straddled the road.