| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90084 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 62.0 x 153.5 x 4.0 cm |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | plaster, green patina |
| Maker |
Butler-George, May |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1923 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Bringing up the guns
Description
This is the original plaster cast of one of four bronze bas-relief panels commissioned from Butler-George for the base of the pedestal of the Second Division AIF Memorial at Mont St Quentin, France in 1918. It depicts members of a gun crew pushing and pulling an 18 pounder gun up a slight incline. A bronze version of the panel, cast in 1996, is installed in the Western Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial sculpture garden.