Showersinaruin

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IDnumber ART22907

Title Showersinaruin

Collection Art

Objecttype Drawing

Artist Friend,Donald

Placemade Borneo:Balikpapan

Datemade 1945

Medium penandbrushandinkwithcolouredwashesandcrayonheightenedwithwhiteonpaper

Measurement Overall:78x57.2cm

Description

In1942DonaldFriendenlistingwiththeAIF,waspostedasagunnertotheartilleryunitnearAlbury.In1945,hewasselectedforappointmentasofficialwarartist.HetravelledtoMorotai,LabuanandBalikpapan,recordingsightswhichconfrontedhimanddrawinginparticularontheexpressivepotentialofhumanform.Friendwasextraordinarilyprolific,producing53paintingsand143drawingsfortheMemorial.InAugust1945hetravelledtoBalikpapaninBorneo.TheArmyandRAAFlivedamongsttheruinsofBalikpapan.Thisworkdepictsanumberofmeninaprimitiveshowermadebetweenwreckedwallsandburntwood.On13AugustinhisDiaryFriendnoted'Anotherdull,cool,greyday.Iworkedonapictureofboysintheshowersanexcuseforthepleasureofdrawingnudes'.