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John R Heath Professor Arthur Amies as Major Amies

oil on canvas

95.2 x 79.3 cm

Image courtesy The University of Melbourne Art Collection

Arthur Amies (1902–1976) was a professor of dental science at the University of Melbourne. During the Second World War, he also served in north Africa as a major in the dental service between 1940 and 1942. This portrait by John Heath is now in the University of Melbourne Art Collection with the title Maj Arthur Amies RAADC.