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Title

Robert Klippel with his mother, Haide and brother, David in the garden at Bowral

Jan 1941

Artist

Unknown

Australia

An image of Robert Klippel with his mother, Haide and brother, David in the garden at Bowral by Unknown

About

Robert Klippel was the second of three sons. His other brother, John Owen, was away at war when this photograph was taken at the family home in Bowral. He was a flying officer with the Royal Australian Airforce and was killed on 7 May 1944.

Details

Place where the work was made

Bowral → New South Wales → Australia

Date

Jan 1941

Media category

Photograph

Materials used

gelatin silver photograph

Dimensions

5.6 x 8.1 cm image; 6.3 x 8.7 cm sheet

Signature & date

Not signed. Not dated.

Credit

National Art Archive. Gift of Andrew Klippel 2017. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Location

Not on display

Accession number

ARC409.1.42

Reproduction requests

Artist information

Unknown

Works in the collection

730