| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Aitape |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART93516 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 19 x 28.3 cm (irreg.); image: 12.3 x 24.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Jack, Kenneth |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Aitape |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Blasting the Japs, Aitape, 6.45 am, Sunday 23rd April 1944
Description
From a distance, a scene of Japanese troops on the shorline of Aitape, New Guinea, being attacked by allied aircraft and ships at 6.45 am, Sunday 23rd April 1944.
A prolific painter and print maker, Kenneth Jack (b.1924) served with the RAAF as a survey and cartographic draughtsman in New Guinea, Borneo and Morotai from 1943-45.