| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91871 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 27.4 x 21.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Garvey, Joe |
| Place made | French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, Beirut Tripoli Area, Tripoli |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
'Bluey' Ledwidge
Description
Garvey's cartoon portrait of 'Bluey' Ledwidge, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942. Ledwidge is seen full frontal view, with head in left profile. He is wearing a sweatshirt that shows off the muscles in his arms and chest. Arthur Charles Ledwidge was born in Hay, NSW on 19 January 1919. He enlisted in Caulfield, Victoria on 18 June 1940 and was discharged on 17 September 1945. He served in the Army as a Sergeant, service number VX26904.