AWM Collection Record: ART91767
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ID Number: | ART91767 |
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| Title: | Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 14 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on board | ||
| Measurements: | 65 x 40 cm | ||
| Summary: | Figure of a man in the engine room. 'I was amazed at the extraordinary environment of the engine room. It was absolutely crammed full of equipment. It was a very complex packed environment. I was quite awed by it. 'Stoker' is an old term for someone who used to stoke the boiler. The stoker today maintains the machinery of the engine room.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002. Peter Churcher was appointed official artist in January 2002 to record Australia's involvement in the International Coalition against Terrorism. He travelled to the Middle East and spent three weeks with the RAN on board HMAS Kanimbla and Adeliade in the Persian Gulf. Leaving the Middle East, Churcher spent time on Diego Garcia, a US military base in the Indian Ocean with the RAAF. In September 2002 he completed his commission in Afghanistan, recording the activities of the SAS at Bagram. | ||
| Copyright: | External copyright | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf; Middle East | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:40:24 GMT
