Place | Oceania: Australia |
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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 |
Crushing metal for runways
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.