AWM Collection Record: ART28389
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ID Number: | ART28389 |
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| Title: | Matron Vivian Bullwinkel | ||
| Maker: | Bourne, Shirley | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne | ||
| Date made: | 1962 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on canvas | ||
| Measurements: | 91.4 x 71.2 cm | ||
| Summary: | Matron Vivian Bullwinkel a nursing sister who served with 8th Division, 2/13th Australian General Hospital. Bullwinkel was a survivor of the Banka Island massacre. Matron Bullwinkel is depicted wearing a her grey nurses uniform, red cape and sisters veil. She is also wearing the Florence Nightingale Medal that she was awarded for her service in the AANS. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM Licensed copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Capes; Nurses; Nurses uniforms; Nursing; Portraits; Veils | ||
| Related unit: | 2/13 Australian General Hospital; 8 Division | ||
| Related place: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne; Netherlands East Indies: Banka Island; Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra; Singapore | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:05:30 GMT
