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FLIGHT LIEUTENANT VERNON JONES (1908-2002 ) - Battle of Retimo, Crete 20 May 1941, the German Airborne attack on the Australian 2nd...
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Notes: inscribed verso: this is a montage of my working sketch of the German attack on the Australian 2nd 11 and 2nd 1st Italian, Crete May 20 1941
Provenance:
Collection of the artist''s family
Vernon Samuel Charles Jones born in Melbourne was display manager for T.S Gill and Son P/L South Yarra from 1930 where Albert Tucker was his assistant. He became Australia wide artist for Fayrefield Hats until late 1940. There he employed Sidney Nolan (1934 - 38). From 1942 - 1945 JOnes as an unofficial war artist produced an amazing group of RAAF paintings in the South West Pacific. The subjects included 165 portraits of such major figures as the fighter ace Group Captain (later Air Commodore) Edwin (Ted) Fyfe. He also painted sky battles, landings and finely observed drawings. He has been recognised by a retrospective exhibition at the Shrine of Remeberance , Melbourne 2005-06, opened by Geoffrey Blainey.
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April 30, 2007 3:00 PM AEST
Annandale, Australia
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