Screen Print Artwork ‘And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ by Harry HUMMERSTON

A framed artwork depicting the continent of Australia including Tasmania printed in red with the figure of a soldier superimposed on the image of mainland Australia and cropped to mirror the shape of the coastline: his waist at the Great Australian Bight, his head at Darwen and the northern territory, his cap at the norther end of Western Australia and his hand at the Dampier Peninsular. The soldier is dressed in a brown uniform tunic that appears to be from the First World War with rising sun badges on the collar and including a slouch hat and chin strap. He is wearing seven medals on his left breast, and the trio of First World War service and campaign medals are depicted at the bottom of the artwork underneath the Australia image. The words of Waltzing Matilda are printed in grey handwriting across the whole of the artwork apart from the three medals at the bottom. The artwork has an ochre-coloured background and is printed at the center of white paper to create a border. Both the artwork and the white paper have uneven edges. At the bottom border are the artist’s signature and marks including a green kangaroo and red oriental influenced stamp, and in the center a title block. There are some dirt marks at the left corner bottom border. The artwork is framed in a simple black plastic frame with an ochre mounting.