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Aboriginal (female)
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie
This architectural ‘boss’ or carved stone figure depicts the face of an Aboriginal woman. Along with its male counterpart, it is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial....ART93053
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Aboriginal (male)
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie
This architectural ‘boss’ or carved stone figure depicts the face of an Aboriginal man. Along with its female counterpart, it is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial....ART93066
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AIF Malaya memorial
Art
Maker: Dowie, John Stuart Meridian Sculpture Founders
Statue in memory of the men and women of the AIF Malaya who held up the Japanese advance on Singapore 14 January - 15 Feburary 1942.ART41004
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Airman
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Battaglia & Co, Milan, Italy
An airman from the Second World War wearing full flying kit, (flying suit and helmet) and carrying his parachute over his shoulder.ART40978
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An Australian infantryman
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Gregory, E J
A sculpture of an Australian infantryman, this is a replica of the sculpture commissioned in 1949 to be presented to the Greek nation. 'An Australian Serviceman in Greece' was presented to the Consul ...ART90979
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Animals in war memorial
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Maker: Gilbert, Charles Web Holland, Steven Mackennal, Bertram Montford, Paul Kell & Denson Stoneworks Pty Ltd
The Animals in War Memorial is a joint project between the Australian War Memorial and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The memorial commemorates those animals that...ART93929
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Anzac title page
Art
Maker: Nolan, Sidney
Naked Gallipoli soldier without head or arms and with a wooden leg. ANZAC painted across the centre of the image. Nolan stated that the stump leg and missing limbs derives from an antique statue which...ART91203
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Anzac 'walking wounded'
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Maker: Nolan, Sidney
Wounded Gallipoli soldier on crutches, the figure reminiscent of ancient Greek statues such as Kouros, the sculptures that were young nude Greek youths. The statues embodied the idea of youth and the ...ART91224
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Australian serviceman
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Battaglia & Co, Milan, Italy
This sculpture was initially commissioned for the Hall of Memory in 1954. Leslie Bowles died in 1954 and it was originally he who had designed the proposed statuary to be the feature in the Hall of Me...ART40995
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Australian servicewomen's memorial
Art
Maker: Ferguson, Anne
Whereas more conventional war memorials may incorporate a cenotaph or a representative figure, Anne Ferguson has created a bare platform of coloured stones, divided in two by a curved trench that rese...ART90968
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Australian soldier
Art
Maker: Anderson, Wallace Meridian Sculpture Founders
Depicts a bronze bust of a typical Australian soldier. This bronze edition was cast in 1994 from the original plaster cast from 1926.ART90166
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Bearded dragon
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Bearded Dragon and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Austr...AWM2016.60.10
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Bearded dragon gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a bearded dragon. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. ...ART90763
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Blue Danube [black]
Art
Maker: Scarce, Yhonnie
Contemporary glass artist Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973. She belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is one of the few contemporary Australian artists to explor...AWM2016.356.1
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Blue Danube [white]
Art
Maker: Scarce, Yhonnie
Contemporary glass artist Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973. She belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is one of the few contemporary Australian artists to explor...AWM2017.929.2
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Blue Danube [white and black]
Art
Maker: Scarce, Yhonnie
Contemporary glass artist Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia in 1973. She belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce is one of the few contemporary Australian artists to explor...AWM2017.929.1
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Bringing up the guns
Art
Maker: Butler-George, May
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 i...ART90084
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Bush turkey
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie
This gargoyle depicts the face of a bush turkey. It is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. In 1940-41, a stonemason carved this piece based on a plaster model cre...ART93050
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Bush turkey
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Bush Turkey and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australi...AWM2016.60.4
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Bush turkey gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a bush turkey. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In ...ART90756
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Captain Edward (Tip) Broughton
Art
Maker: Duldig, Karl
Bust of Captain Edward (Tip) Broughton, who was the commander of the 2nd A.I.F. 8th Employment Company. Set up to provide labour support to assist the war effort, the Employment Company consisted of m...ART90000
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Carpet snake
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Carpet Snake and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Austral...AWM2016.60.9
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Carpet snake gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a Carpet Snake. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In...ART90761
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Cassowary
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Cassowary and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia....AWM2016.60.22
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Cassowary gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
Plaster made for the stonemason to carve a gargoyle for the Commemorative Courtyard, Australian War Memorial. Cassowaries are a large flightless bird belonging to the "Ratite" family. There are 3 spec...ART90773
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Circling into sleep
Art
Maker: Holland, Steven
This memorial recognises the service of military working dogs alongside Australia’s defence forces since the First World War. When Australian servicemen and servicewomen have gone to war they have oft...AWM2019.899.1
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Cockatoo
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Cockatoo and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. ...AWM2016.60.7
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Cockatoo gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ra...ART90759
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Crouching
Art
Maker: Duldig, Karl
Bronze sculpture depicting a nude crouching female figure, as a smooth, flowing form. The work is part of a series of three sculptures, all of female figures, which Duldig originally carved in potato...AWM2016.94.1
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Cuscus
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Cuscus and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Ea...AWM2016.60.19
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Cuscus gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a cuscus. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 ...ART90770
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Defence of Anzac
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Maker: Anderson, Wallace Gregory, E J
Two soldiers wearing 'Anzac uniform' - hats, shorts made from cut down trousers, boots and socks, one with bare torso and one with improvised short sleeved shirt, one carrying rifle and bandolier arou...ART13664
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Die drei starken [The three strong ones]
Art
Maker: Unterholzer, Josef E
This sculpture consists of the figures of an old woman with a rosary, a young mother with a baby in her arms and in between them, an Austrian soldier who is protecting them all. The sculpture suggests...ART92944
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Dingo
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Dingo and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Eac...AWM2016.60.12
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Dingo gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a dingo. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 a...ART90764
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Eagle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of an Eagle and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Ea...AWM2016.60.11
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Eagle gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of an eagle. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 ...ART90775
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Elevation of the senses
Art
Maker: Coates, Ewen
This sculpture commemorates the vital role and contribution of Explosive Detection Dogs and their handlers in war. The tunnel through the base of the sculpture alludes to the rigorous training underta...ART96850
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Emu
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of an Emu and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Each...AWM2016.60.15
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Emu gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of an emu. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 an...ART90766
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Female Aboriginal
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This carving depicts the face of an Aboriginal woman. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 and 1941 th...ART90752
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Flight Lieutenant Allan Triggs
Art
Maker: Tribe, Barbara John Galizia and Sons
Lieutenant Allan William Russell Triggs, MBE, DFC of 172 Squadron RAAF. In August 1943 Lieutenant Triggs was engaged in night patrol duties over the Bay of Biscay when one engine of his Wellington fa...ART27651
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Flight Lieutenant Charles Leister
Art
Maker: Tribe, Barbara
Bronze bust of Flight Lieutenant Charles Leister (Service no. 420472). Leister was born at Bondi, NSW on 7 September 1909. He enrolled with the RAAF on 8 November 1941 training as a Navigator, befor...ART40972
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Four pillars
Art
Maker: Laurence, Janet Tonkin, Peter
To create the Four pillars for the Australian War Memorial's Hall of Memory, sculptor Janet Laurence worked in collaboration with Peter Tonkin of Tonkin Zulaikha Harford Architects. The Four Pillars a...ART91887
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Frilled lizard
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Frilled Lizard and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Austr...AWM2016.60.21
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Frilled neck lizard gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a frilled neck lizard. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewe...ART90772
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Frog
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Frog and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Each...AWM2016.60.5
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Frog
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie
This gargoyle depicts the face of a frog. It is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. In 1940-41, a stonemason carved this piece based on a plaster model created in...ART93049
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Frog gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a frog. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 an...ART90757
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Frogmouth owl
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Frogmouth Owl and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Austra...AWM2016.60.18
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Frogmouth owl gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a frogmouth owl. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. I...ART90769
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[Gallipoli landscape with recumbent Greek figure]
Art
Maker: Nolan, Sidney
Gallipoli landscape with recumbent Greek figure on a piece of Greek architecture over blue sea with cliffs in background. Nolan is here overtly playing off the themes of the Trojan War and the Anzac s...ART91226
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (F)ix target engagement
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part six of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the Gulf War. Part six of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad dur...ART90244.006
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (G)round briefing
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part three of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the Gulf War. Part two of seven comprising one work of art. Sculpture consisting of seven parts (wooden...ART90244.003
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (I)mplements of destruction
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part two of seven comprising one work of art. Sculpture consisting of seven parts (wooden boxes) comprising one work of art, which comments on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the First G...ART90244.002
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (I)n flight
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part five of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the Gulf War. Part five of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad d...ART90244.005
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (N)ose up
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part four of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the Gulf War. Part four of seven comprising one work of art. Sculpture consisting of seven parts (wooden...ART90244.004
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (S)tealth
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Sculpture consisting of seven parts (wooden boxes) comprising one work of art, which comments on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the First Gulf War (1990-91). A printmaker and sculptor, ...ART90244.001
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (Y)eah
Art
Maker: Sheerer, Doug
Part seven of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad during the Gulf War. Part seven of seven comprising one work of art, on the round-the-clock bombing of Baghdad...ART90244.007
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General Sir John Monash Commemorative Sculpture
Art
Maker: Holland-Batt, Sarah Robb, Charles Billmans Foundry
‘This work—a collaboration between a sculptor and poet—combines the language of figurative statuary with text drawn from General Sir John Monash’s writings to honour one of Australia’s greatest milita...AWM2018.419.1
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German soldier in crouching position with rifle
Art
Maker: Cousins, Marcel
Cousins' 'German soldier' series of sculptures comments on the cliched nature of images of war through the use of toy soldiers. He offers a critique of both past and present conflicts in which Austral...ART94981
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German soldier running in position with rifle
Art
Maker: Cousins, Marcel
Cousins' 'German soldier' series of sculptures comments on the cliched nature of images of war through the use of toy soldiers. He offers a critique of both past and present conflicts in which Austral...ART94982
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German soldier with a grenade
Art
Maker: Cousins, Marcel
Cousins' 'German soldier' series of sculptures comments on the cliched nature of images of war through the use of toy soldiers. He offers a critique of both past and present conflicts in which Austral...ART94983
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Goanna
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Goana and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Eac...AWM2016.60.26
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Goanna gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a goanna. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 ...ART90776
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Gurnet
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Gurnet and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Ea...AWM2016.60.13
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Gurnet gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a gurnet. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 ...ART90765
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Indigenous female head boss
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This architectural ‘boss’ or carved stone figure depicts the face of an Aboriginal woman. Along with its male counterpart, it is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial....AWM2016.60.1
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Indigenous male head boss
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This architectural ‘boss’ or carved stone figure depicts the face of an Aboriginal man. Along with its female counterpart, it is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial....AWM2016.60.14
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Kangaroo
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Kangaroo and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. ...AWM2016.60.2
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Kangaroo gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the face of a kangaroo. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940...ART90754
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Kneeling Figure
Art
Maker: Duldig, Karl
Bronze sculpture depicting a ¾ posed female figure, kneeling on one knee. The work is part of a series of three sculptures, all of female figures, which Duldig originally carved in potatoes while an...AWM2016.94.2
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Koala
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Koala and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Eac...AWM2016.60.16
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Koala gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a koala. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 a...ART90767
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Kookaburra
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Kookaburra and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia...AWM2016.60.24
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Kookaburra gargoyle
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a kookaburra. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1...ART90762
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Lieutenant R. W. Sanderson
Art
Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders
Portrait of Lieutenant Roger Sanderson from the 2/10 Australian Infantry Battalion. This bronze edition was cast in 1986, taken from the plaster edition created c.1940.ART40986
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Listening angel
Art
Maker: Perceval, John
'Listening angel' reflects on 'the Korean war and the post-atomic age' and was created in response to that conflict. It is part of a group of ceramic sculptures begun in 1957. Informed in part by an a...ART90099
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Louis McCubbin
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Perrin Sculpture Foundry Pty Ltd
This bronze cast of the head of Louis McCubbin was cast from an original plaster by William Leslie Bowles. In 1924, the two artists worked together with Wallace Anderson, and Charles Webb Gilbert on t...ART94001
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Male Aboriginal
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This carving depicts the face of an Aboriginal man. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 and 1941 the...ART90753
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Maquette for Geelong Grammar School war memorial
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Maker: Lambert, George
This is a small modeling clay study (maquette) for the final large scale bronze for the Geelong Grammar School war memorial. The work was commissioned by the Old Geelong Grammarians Association to co...ART40999
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Maquette for 'The Anzacs' [Desert Mounted Corps Memorial]
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Maker: Gilbert, Charles Web Gregory, E J
Light Horseman mounted on rearing horse, while NZ Mounted Rifleman is dismounting as his horse scrambles to its feet, created to commemorate the Australians and New Zealanders of the Desert Mounted Co...ART12593.001
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Memoir
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Maker: Macnamara, Shirley
Inspired by the commemorative events held to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, "Memoir" commemorates the service of Indigenous soldiers who fought overseas and were never recognise...ART96854
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Memory Jug - Afghanistan
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Maker: Duncan, Natalie
As part of being exhibited for the inaugural Napier Waller Art Prize exhibition (2018), Duncan provided the following artist statement about her work: "Watching the boys go outside the wire for days ...AWM2018.1267.1
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Messanger bird
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Maker: Puruntatameri, Patrick Freddy
Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri is a renowned Tiwi sculptor. He was born in 1973 on Melville Island, the larger of the two Tiwi islands, situated off the coast north of Darwin. As well as making art Patr...AWM2016.328.2
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Mirabad
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Maker: Johnston, Christopher
As part of being exhibited for the inaugural Napier Waller Art Prize exhibition (2018), Johnston provided the following artist statement about his work: "Mirabad is a notorious and ancient river vall...AWM2018.1271.1.1
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Moon man
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Maker: Puruntatameri, Patrick Freddy
Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri is a renowned Tiwi sculptor. He was born in 1973 on Melville Island, the larger of the two Tiwi islands, situated off the coast north of Darwin. As well as making art Patr...AWM2016.328.1
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Mopoke
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Mopoke and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Australia. Ea...AWM2016.60.8
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Mopoke gargoyle
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a Mopoke. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 ...ART90760
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Mountain devil
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Traditional Restoration Company
This gargoyle depicts the face of a Mountain Devil and is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. It is one of 24 gargoyles that depict animals that are native to Austr...AWM2016.60.23
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Mountain devil gargoyle
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Maker: Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a mountain devil. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. ...ART90774
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Native girl
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Maker: Ewers, Raymond Boultwood Meridian Sculpture Founders
A head and shoulders portrait bust of a Papuan girl. This figure has also previously been referred to as "Diara".ART91652
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Native head
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Originally called 'Boy from Arawe'. The sculpture depicts the head of a member of the New Guinea Infantry Battalion, with the artist noting that he was from a district where the heads of children are ...ART26754
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Neighbourly Dissuader
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Maker: Farquhar-Still, Geoff
Missile shaped sculpture of corrugated iron, steel and rivets. The sculpture is intended to represent a nuclear arsenal that could be used on a domestic scale. Farquhar-Still's idea of creating a scul...ART93020
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not titled [clay figure from 'Coming World Remember Me' installation]
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Maker: Vanmechelen, Koen
This clay figure is one of 600,000 from participatory installation 'Coming World Remember Me'. "CWRM [Coming World Remember Me] wants to give a voice to all those who were silenced on the battlegrou...AWM2022.216.1
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Not titled [portrait bust of a woman, Hagar]
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Maker: Unknown
Marble bust of a woman (Hagar) purportedly taken from a tomb in the ruins of the Palace of Zenobia, in Palmyra (then known in Arabic as Tadmur) in central Syria. Archaeologists have discovered no trac...ART00484