| Accession Number | ART96826 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Unframed: 78 x 53 cm each; diptych 156 x 53 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | acrylic on board with mixed media |
| Maker |
Jones, Geoffrey |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 2009 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
Tour I and Tour II
Description
This diptych represents the artist's own military service in the Vietnam War and his return to Vietnam in 1997 as a tourist with his wife.
Geoffrey Jones (55178) joined the Army in 1966, at the age of 17, as a means of escaping the constraints of a small country town. He served for six years and complete two deployments tours of Vietnam (1968 and 1970). He was discharged in 1971.