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OBJECT TYPE: acrylic on masonite/framed
DATE: 1991
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0825.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: B-24 Liberators Over Burma
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: acrylic painted image on masonite; wooden frame; cloth matte; brass (?) plate; steel nails & hanging hardware

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 113.0 cm
Width: 82.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 4.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Connolly
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: painting dated 1991 by Artist/ events depicted took place during WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: display/ commemorates role of Allied bomber squadrons in achieving victory in Burma operational theatre
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering hand painted on canvas at lower right reads: "DON CONNOLLY/91"; lettering engraved on plate on matte below image reads: "B-24 LIBERATORS OVER BURMA/DONATED BY THE BURMA BOMBER ASSOCIATION/LES BARNES, FOUNDER"; lettering hand printed on rectangular painted field on back reads: "C212/BURMA BOMBERS/24 x 36 ACRYLIC/DON CONNOLLY/(C) 1991"; lettering hand written in pencil on back of frame reads: "24 x 36/RCAFMM/1995.112.1/D. Connolly/24 x 36/115/(W)"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour painted image; cream coloured matte; brown frame; bronze plate
Decoration: image shows 3 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers 3/4 view from slightly above and ahead having just bombed a bridge seen at upper right

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Unknown Manufacturer, Painting, 1991, Artifact no. 1991.0825, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0825.001/

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