Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory |
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Accession Number | ART95011 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 23.9 x 36.6 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | watercolour and pencil on paper |
Maker |
Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP) |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Crashed Japanese bomber, NW Australia
Description
Depicts a crashed Japanese bomber, a number of men and a Jeep in north-western Australia. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic. In 1926 as a 16 yr old, he became a cadet newspaper artist with the 'Sunday News' and began his professional career working for a number of newspapers. During the Second World War, he became a war correspondant with Consolidated Press, contributing illustrations that were published in the 'Australian Women's Weekly' magazine. His images, with their sardonic humour, richly conveyed the lives and personalities of Australian troops during the Second World War.