Object numberM2009/115:027
Creator E.H. Marcuse
DescriptionPage 4 and 5 from the Argus Pictorial Supplement, Tuesday May 7th, 1940. The Argus was a Melbourne newspaper. The illustration is titled “All About the Armed Merchant Cruiser, Recalling a famous victory in the last War.” The two page spread pen and ink wash drawings are highlighted with red and blue. The centre illustration shows the artist’s impression of the British cruiser Cunarder Carmonia defeating a German war vessel in 1914. Other drawings show sections of merchant cruisers and how a passenger liner is converted into a armed merchant cruiser. Marcuse’s signature appears on page 4 on the lower left corner of the drawing.
Ernst Marcuse (1900-1985) was a commercial artist and illustrator who came to Australia in 1939. He produced many war illustrations for The Argus Newspaper and joined the Australian Army where he produced many visual aid material for training and illustrating for Army publications.
Ernst Marcuse (1900-1985) was a commercial artist and illustrator who came to Australia in 1939. He produced many war illustrations for The Argus Newspaper and joined the Australian Army where he produced many visual aid material for training and illustrating for Army publications.
Production placeAustralia
Production date 1940-05-07
Subjectart, refugees, drawings, ilustrations, artist, war artists, weapons, maps, merchant navy, Royal Australian Navy
Object namenewspapers
Materialpaper
Techniquedrawn
Dimensions
- length: 470.00 mm
width: 310.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Peter Marcuse