Showers in a Ruin _ Australian War Memorial

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Showers in a ruin Image copyright: Copyright expired public domain, This image is in the Public Domain ID number ART22907 Title Showers in a ruin Collection Art Object type Drawing Artist Friend, Donald Place made Borneo: Balikpapan Date made 1945

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Showers in a Ruin _ Australian War Memorial

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  • Showersinaruin

    Imagecopyright:Copyrightexpiredpublicdomain,ThisimageisinthePublicDomain

    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'.