Primary Artist

Christine Aldor (1913–1970)

Title

Searchlights.

Date made

1940 – 1940s

Place made

Tarntanya / Adelaide, South Australia, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

24.2 x 19.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 20

Subject category

War: second world war, 1939-1945

Subject description

Searchlight beams criss-crossingscanning the sky at a darkened army training camp at Woodside, South Australia.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

70666

Creators

Aldor, Christine. | (1913–1970) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025