Summary
Pencil Drawing by Thomas Le. It depicts the rescue of Mai Ho and her fellow refugees by a British oil rig. It is one of a series of illustrations commissioned by the Immigration Museum used to tell the story of Mai Ho a Vietnamese 'boat person' who arrived in Australia in the 1970s. Copies of the illustrations were displayed but Thomas decided to donate the originals to the collection. Thomas is also a Vietnamese migrant who arrived in Australian in 1978 after leaving Vietnam.
Physical Description
Pencil drawing in colour. The first frame depicts the refugees flagging a British oil rig. The second frame shows a group of refugees being pulled onto the oil rig in a large cargo net. The final frame depicts the Captain of the Rig presenting Mai with the wheel of her boat, which had to be burnt in order for them to be rescued.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Thomas Le, 24 May 1999
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Artist
Mr Thomas Le, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1998
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Place Used
Immigration Museum, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1999
Copies of these illustrations were used to tell the story of Mai Ho at the Immigration Museum. -
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Drawing, Colour
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Maximum dimensions
446 mm (Width), 323 mm (Height)
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