Crushing metal for runways

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number ART29216
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 38.2 x 52.2 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour with conte crayon on paper mounted on board
Maker Wood
Wood, C Dudley
Wood, C Dudley
Place made Australia
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright

Description

The main image is of two men, industrial machinery, and a truck. The men are shovelling crushed metal. One figure is wearing a hat, singlet and long pants; the other wears a hat, singlet and shorts. The truck and complex machinery occupy the fore and middle grounds of this work. A third figure of a man, dressed similarly to the others, occupies the middleground. A second truck can be seen in the background.

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