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Article: East Timor war art on display at Australian War Memorial.
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- March 2, 2000
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 March 2000-AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: East Timor war art on display at Australian War Memorial (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Today I had the pleasure to open an exhibition of works at the Australian War Memorial that depicts Australia`s contribution to the International Force East Timor (INTERFET).
Entitled Rick Amor: Official Artist in East Timor, the exhibition is a collection of paintings, drawings and photographs by official War Artist, Rick Amor.
Mr Amor, who arrived in Dili on Remembrance Day last year, was the first artist to be commissioned under the Official War Art Scheme since the Vietnam ...