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| Accession Number | ART25860 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 68.8 cm x 53.7 cm; Unframed: 50.7 cm x 35.4 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on artists board |
| Maker |
Browning, George Julian |
| Place made | Borneo: North Borneo, Papar |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Private Tom Starcevich, VC
Description
Depicts a portrait of WX11519 Private Leslie Thomas Starcevich, VC, 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, painted at Papar, British North Borneo. Browning had originally intended to paint the scene in which Starcevich won the VC. However, after applying to meet with Starcevich, he produced a traditional head and shoulders portrait.
Related information
Conflicts
Places
- Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein
- Asia: Borneo, North Borneo
- Middle East: Syria
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Lae Markham River Area, Labu
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae