Official War Artist
From 11 October until 3 November 2011, Quilty was attached to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) observing their activities in Kabul, Kandahar and Tarin Kowt. His task was to record and interpret the experiences of Australian service personnel who are deployed as part of Operation Slipper. After his return, Quilty spent six months producing work for the Australian War Memorial's National Collection. Such work is in the tradition of war artists that began in World War I with artists Arthur Streeton, George Lambert and Frederick McCubbin.Quilty's experiences as a war artist and the work he produced as a result of it was explored in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Program "War Paint" (one of the series Australian Story) screened on 3 September 2012.
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