Medium
crayon rubbing
Measurements
(a-c) 278.0 × 267.0 cm irreg. (image and sheet) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1978. Transfered to the Permanent Collection, 1996
© Ian Howard/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Accession Number
1996.114.a-c
Department
Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Physical description
This work is made up of three large sheets of paper, upon which crayon rubbings were made from the fuselage and tail of the US Navy plane from which the work takes its title.
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