| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART27645 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 68.5 cm x 61 cm x 9.5 cm; Unframed: 50.4 cm x 43.2 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on wood panel |
| Maker |
Freedman, Harold |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson
Description
Portrait of Wing Commander Peter Stuart Isaacson DFC, AFC, DFM (401068). Isaacson flew with 156 Squadron of the RAF. He is seen wearing his battle-dress blouse, and his Pathfinder badge below his medal ribbon bar. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Historical War Records Section and he worked here from 1944 to 1945, in Borneo, Noemfoor and around Australia.