AWM Collection Record: ART91787
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ID Number: | ART91787 |
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| Title: | "Jack" Daniels | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Drawing | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 19 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | charcoal, brush and sepia and black ink wash, white chalk on grey paper | ||
| Measurements: | 37.5 x 27.6 cm (irreg.) | ||
| Summary: | A portrait of one of the older, and more experienced sailors. 'Jack was an experienced crusty sailor. He had spent most of his life at sea. This is sort of the opposite of Fraser. I felt it important to depict him and chose to draw ink drawing rather than a painting. He is shown splicing a piece of rope, one of the older skills of the sea. I was tired of painting; I had been painting so much. I did this right at the end of my three weeks. I drew it at night after dinner. I had been painting all day and wanted to do something different and chose to draw rather than paint. The drawing took about the same time, about an hour.' 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: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Vessels; Warships | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf; Middle East | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:29:49 GMT
