AWM Collection Record: ART30247
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ID Number: | ART30247 |
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| Title: | Knocking off time at an aerodrome, Bankstown | ||
| Maker: | Dobell, William | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Bankstown | ||
| Date made: | 1943 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on hardboard | ||
| Measurements: | 39.9 x 50.1 cm | ||
| Summary: | A group of men from the Civil Construction Corps leaving the airfield in Bankstown. Some of them are travelling in a truck, others are on foot or are riding bicycles. Dobell has captured the mass movement of the workers at the end of a working day and the various transportations available to civilians in war time. The perspective used by Dobell brings the viewer into the action as part of the crowd. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Airfield construction; Airfields; Civilians | ||
| Related unit: | Allied Works Council; Royal Australian Air Force | ||
| Related place: | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Bankstown | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:11:05 GMT
