AWM Collection Record: ART91780
| ID Number: | ART91780 |
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| Title: | The mess, HMAS Kanimbla | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Drawing | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 6 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | pencil on paper | ||
| Measurements: | 28.3 x 38.2 cm | ||
| Summary: | Ten heads of soldiers eating and relaxing in the Mess on the RAN ship HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf. The heads are in various states of completion. 'This drawing was done down in the Mess at dinner time. Everyone was eating fast and moving all the time so I just took quick sketches of individual heads and groups as they ate.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:46:05 GMT

