Wireless station, Bita Paka, Rabaul

Places
Accession Number ART03639
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 49.2 x 39 cm; unframed: 40.4 x 30.2 cm (irreg.)
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas on cardboard
Location Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Australia Goes To War: The ANMEF
Maker Bryant, Charles
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Bitapaka
Date made 1923
Conflict Period 1920-1929
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Painting of the wireless station at Bita Paka in Rabaul. There is a large signals tower rising up over civilian buildings, the scene set against lush green hillside and cloudscape.