Beach and first two piles of Avgas Jetty

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Aitape
Accession Number ART23501
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 27.4 cm x 36.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour on prepared artists board
Maker Dargie, William
Place made New Guinea1: Aitape
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This work was painted whilst Dargie was awaiting for an opportunity to paint a picture showing erecting the jetty in progress. As Dargie noted, "Unfavourable weather compelled No 7 Mobile Works Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force to suspend all work on the jetty".