| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART22887 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | unframed: 61.2 x 81.7 cm; framed (predicted): 78 x 98 x 6.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Herman, Sali |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Japanese ack-ack guns ready for surrender, New Britain
Description
After the surrender the Japanese assembled arms and equipment to hand it over. Reviewing the area outside Rabaul the artist noticed the Ack-Ack guns covered with tarpaulines, looking like eagles in rows.