Agent orange sunset

Place Asia: Vietnam
Accession Number ART45040
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 50.2 x 36.9 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description Orange, green, yellow, brown and black coloured fibre-tipped pens
Maker Moore, Peter
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Toukley
Date made c 1989
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright

Description

An army helmet containing yellow, green, brown and orange colours in the pattern of camouflage with an orange sun in the upper right background. The words 'Agent Orange Sunset' and 'Born To Kill' are written over these images. Under the large body of text, which dominates the lower half of the work, is a can with a poison label that is leaking liquid.

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