Kuwait

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Accession Number ART90171
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 75.8 x 56.2 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil, chalk and pastel on paper
Maker Faulkner, Patrick
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1990
Conflict Gulf War, 1990-1991
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

Depicts a silhouette of a helicopter flying over a landscape with palm trees below. The centre of the image consists of topographical patterns and patterns derived from radar screens. The image relates to the pre-Gulf War bombing of Kuwait. The work was produced by the artist in response to the first Gulf War (1990-91).