| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART91112 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 22.5 cm x 32.5 cm; Unframed: 12.5 cm x 22.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on wood panel |
| Maker |
Amor, Rick |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | December 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Sleeping soldier, heliport, Dili
Description
Depicts a figure of a soldier sleeping on a camp stretcher at the heliport in Dili, East Timor. `The heliport is on the site of Dili's old airport, used by the Japanese in the Second World War. A new airport has since been built at Komoro, near the coast, but the old airfield was used by INTERFET's helicopters. The old main runway is now the site of a transit camp for soldiers arriving in or leaving Timor.' Peter Londey, Military Historian, AWM, May 2000. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time with the Australian led International Force there (INTERFET).