| Accession Number | ARTI01926 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 20.8 x 15.4 cm; image: 13.6 x 8.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | ink on paper |
| Maker |
Gardener, Arthur |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Mascot |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Soldier
Description
Seated portrait of a young Australian soldier in a coat and slouch hat. Arthur Gardener changed his name from Baumgarten after he migrated to Australia at the age of 30 on the 8th of March 1938, landing at Fremantle. "I was prompted to this decision by economic and political reasons, seeing no future for me and my wife in fascistic Austria under Schuschnig's government" he wrote. In Australia, at the age of 58, Private Arthur Gardener, assisted in the efforts of the Second World War on the home front in the 3rd Australian Employment Coy (N303400).