Accession Number | ART23902 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | framed: 51.4 x 58.5 cm; unframed: 35.4 x 43.2 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas on hardboard |
Maker |
Dargie, William |
Place made | Indian Ocean |
Date made | April 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The long voyage home
Description
All the boredom of life on a troopship destined for a long voyage. With nothing to do and one tropical day so much like another, there is plenty of opportunity to sling one's hammock in the sun and yawn and drowse the days away, Indian Ocean.