Exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture by Australian Official War Artists

R o y HODGKINSON. Huggins Road Block, Sanananda, December, 1942. 42. M U G H A R V I L LAGE . 53. A N I G H T P A T R O L RETURNING Water Colour. TO ITS BASE. Charcoal Drawing. 4 3 . S P E L L D U R I N G R O U T E MARCH, This drawing shows a patrol back in N E A R D E I R SUNE I D . the Australian lines after an arduous night Water Colour, in enemy territory. The men are wet through, partly with rain and partly per. T H E J A F F A G A T E . spiration. Water Colour. 54. HUGG I N S R O A D BLOCK, Painted from the Australian Soldiers' SANANANDA, D E C EMB E R , 1942. Club, Jerusalem. Coloured Drawing. 45. H A R B O U R E N T R A N C E , H A I F A . This drawing was done while the Aus- r'Vater Colour. tralians were engaging the Japanese on the Eastern side of the Sanananda road, less than half a mile away. Americans 46. T H E P O R T O F HA I F A . can be seen resting in their camp, an Aus Pencil Drawing. tralian platoon is moving towards the battle, and native bearers are carrying 47. F R E I GHT E R S LOADING W A R wounded back on litters. MA T E R I A L , HAIFA. Pencil Drawing. 55. 7 T H AU S T RAL I AN CAVALRY AT SANANANDA. 48. DAMASCUS. Coloured Chalk Drawing. Pencil Drawing. Men of the 7th Aust. Cavalry Regi- ment firing on Japanese foxholes situated 49. CAMOUF LAGED AR T I L L E RY , at from 25 to 100 yards distant. Made SYRIA. of logs and mud and bags of mud, and Water Colour, connected by crawl trenches, the foxholes were well covered and camouflaged, but they continually filled with rain water and R O Y HODGK I NSON . seepage. The only live vegetation in this sector was a slender vine with large green leaves. 5 0 . T R AN S P O R T DR I VER , LARRIMAH. Colour Drawing. 56. NA T I V E STRETCHER-BEARERS, SANANANDA. 51. KITTYHAWKS' AND Z E RO S IN Coloured Chalk Drawing. A E R I A L COMBAT OVER DARW I N , A P R I L , 1942. 57. J A P ANE S E PRISONER. Water Colour. Coloured Chalk Drawing. The soldier depicted in this drawing 52. AU S T RAL I AN CONVOY, M I L N E was a farmer before joining the army. BAY. When captured, he was suffering from Water Colour, dysentery and malaria. 13