AWM Collection Record: ART91769
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ID Number: | ART91769 |
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| Title: | Sleeping Birdy: the morning after the night before | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 11 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on board | ||
| Measurements: | 40 x 35 cm | ||
| Summary: | Figure of a sleeping sailor. 'The ship sets off after four days leave in Dubai. Most of the guys have 'lived it up' on their last night of freedom, ignoring the fact that they start the next day, business as usual, 6.30 am. The effects have made themselves known the next day around the ship.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002.'This is ABATV (Able Seaman Aviation Technician Avionics) McNamara' (information supplied by Cpl Steve Trood, Ship's Army Department, HMAS Kanimbla, 9.12.2002). | ||
| Copyright: | External copyright | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:35:47 GMT
