painting, THE MAIN DESK, CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS GARRISON, BRUSSELS
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19710261-1614
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Event
1939-1945 Second World War
Europe - Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Bobak (née Lamb), Lieutenant Molly Joan
- Date Made 1945
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Art
- Department Art and Memorials
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1945/01/01
- Latest 1945/12/31
- Support papermat
- Materials Not applicable
- Branch Canadian Women's Army Corps
- Service Component Canadian Army
- Measurements Height 30.5 cm, Width 45.7 cm
- Caption Lamb Bobak, Molly (b. 1922)
- Additional Information A trained artist, in 1942 Bobak enlisted as a draughtswoman in the CWAC. Designs for the Army Show and a prize in the 1944 Canadian Army Art Exhibition resulted in her appointment as a war artist from 1945 to 1946. Since then she has established herself as a well-known painter and teacher.