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A crash in the desert
Art
Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a desert landscape, with a small aeroplane on the ground and figure to the right of the plane. Aircraft such as this, possibly a BE12 or RE8, were used at the beginning of the war for reconnai...ART02684
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A favourite charger with groom, Anzac Mounted Division
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts Private George Shelton Lambert, a groom with 11th Light Horse Regiment, holding a troop horse. Despite the artist's title, 'A favourite charger' [i.e. officer's horse], this horse wears the di...ART02837
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All the news that's fit to know
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Maker: Senbergs, Jan The Australian Print Workshop
Depicts a silhouette of a cameraman on the right recording chaotic images of war such as destroyed buildings, debris, fires and the figure of a screaming mutant person with upraised arms. This work is...ART29785
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Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Buildings and airforce camp at Al U Deid Qatar airbase, Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf War...ART92072
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And the games begin...
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of a smouldering rocket that has landed in the centre of a Star of David, painted on the sand. This satirical cartoon was created by Sean Leahy in response to the First Gulf War (199...ART90065
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...and whats the military significance of this other one Doc?
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of Saddam Hussein lying on a pshchologist's couch talking to him about his dreams.This satirical cartoon was created by Sean Leahy in response to the First Gulf War (1990-1991). Sean...ART90073
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Anzac Day, As Sayliyah Qatar
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Anzac Day at As Sayliyah Qatar. A satellite dish at the army compound, with tower in the background. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in...ART92070
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Applications for leave to "Aussie" knocked back
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Maker: Ivers, T H
Cartoon sketch depicting Australian Diggers walking eagerly into the "Orderly Room" on left hand side seeking leave to Australia, while walking out disappointed and dejected on the right hand side. T...ART94726
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A question of time
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Maker: McDuff, Jennifer
Depicts a combat image taken in Vietnam. The image has been used to comment on Australia's inclusion in the First Gulf War in 1991, and the increasing participation of Australians in peacekeeping for...ART90153
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Arabs by the sea
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a landscape with the sea in the background. A group of Arab men, women and children, stand at the top of a cliff, with their goats, horse, donkeys and dog. Figure lying lower right, blacks goa...ART11384
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A soldier and two blokes; verso: Finis
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Maker: Dunbar, John
A soldier is shown on the left, standing to full attention, his uniform neat and his head strong and held upright. To the right of him two other soldiers are depicted, both slouched over and looking d...ART19520.008
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Bespectacled gentleman
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of an unidentified civilian, wearing pince-nez, fly-away collar and necktie, waistcoat and jacket.ART11449
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Best actor nominee: Sadam Hussein in Hamlet, Prince of Baghdad
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts Saddam Hussein sitting on a rock in a desolate desert landscape in Iraq, with a skull beside him, saying 'To be...or not to be?' . Behind him are bomb craters and smoke rising into the air. Th...ART90057
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Bomb thrower
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Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders
Depicts a soldier in uniform with a bomb in one hand, about to launch it at his target. The plaster cast was made in 1942, Cairo, and the bronze was cast in 1985 by Meridian Sculpture Founders, Melbou...ART40928
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Bound for the Middle East
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Maker: Colahan, Colin
A convoy of trucks is travelling down a street. The trucks have been painted with desert coloured camouflage pattern. Passersby include a woman and a young boy, while on the other side of the street...ART26225
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Brigadier-General Granville Ryrie
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Maker: Lambert, George
A portrait of an officer Major-General, the Hon. Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, CMG, CB, KCMG, VD. He served in South Africa, and in Gallipoli and Palestine and was Senior Officer in Charge of the AIF...ART02765
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Brigadier Maurie McNarn
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Seated figure of Brigadier Maurie McNarn, full frontal view, holding rifle, As Sayliyah Qatar, Iraq.ART92028
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Cabin 122-3, HMT "Duntroon"
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Sister's cabin on "B" deck, 2-berth Bibby cabin accommodating four nursing sisters of the Australian Army Nursing Service on their return from the Middle East with the A.I.F, Indian Ocean.ART21062
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Cairo; verso: The Anzac buffet
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Maker: Dunbar, John
Three Australian soldiers are depicted reclining in their chairs whilst two Egyptian men polish and shine their shoes. Verso: An Australian soldier is depicted leaning over the bar, making a romantic ...ART19520.006
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Captain A E O'Halloran
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Maker: Lambert, George
Portrait of Captain Albert Edward O'Halloran of the 10th Light Horse. Lightly sketched shirt collar, tie and lapel. Badges of rank "Australian" title on left shoulder. Australian Commonwealth Forces c...ART02733
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Charger and groom
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Maker: Lambert, George
Drawing of an unidentified Light Horse trooper mounted on his horse. The trooper wears a slouch hat with emu plume, grey flannel shirt, breeches, leather leggings and spurs. His horse wears a 1902 pa...ART02798
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Collateral damage
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Maker: Evans, Roslyn
Depicts images of children's faces alternating with images of weapons of war, such as bombs and missiles. The work comments on the fact that civilians and children hurt by war were referred to as 'col...ART90133
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Colombo; verso: not titled [portrait of a soldier]
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Maker: Dunbar, John
An Australian soldier is depicted reclining back on a two wheeled cart as he gets pulled along by a native man in Colombo, Ceylon. The soldier has his feet up and is smoking a cigarette as he proudly ...ART19520.005
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Come on...lighten up Gorby
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts the United States President, George Bush Snr playing golf in an office, while the Russian President, Mickael Gorbachov, is seated at the end of a table behind him, trying to draw the President...ART90076
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Computer 'geek' in his office, Australian base, Kuwait
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A soldier is working at a computer. He refers to himself as a computer 'geek'. Churcher recalled, "This fellow is one of the people 'behind the scenes' based in Doha, Kuwait, providing support for the...ART91917
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Convalescing (Sergeant John Esposito)
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait of Sergeant John Sylvester Esposito, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), convalescing at 54th Camp Hospital in Kapooka, New South Wales.ART21563
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Dawn, the long patrol
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Maker: McBey, James
Depicts the Australian Camel Corps in the Middle Eastern Desert. Several soldiers are loading their camels and breaking up camp. This was like a preparatory sketch for ART03037ART50275
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English and Australians watching open air movie, As Sayliyah Qatar
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Depicts English and Australian soldiers watching an open air movie, As Sayliyah Qatar. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gu...ART92025
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Equation 2
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Maker: Evans, Roslyn
Depicts a series of images of tanks, airoplanes, bombs, US flags and dead bodies in rows of 'mathematical' equations. The 'mathematical' equations demonstrate the absurdity of much militaristic thinki...ART90131
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FA/18 aircraft, Middle East
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
An FA/18 aircraft taking off from a Middle East flight line. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf war. He spent three wee...ART92065
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Female GI: Camp As Sayliyah Qatar
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Seated female American soldier wearing her new uniform and cap (GI), seen from behind, As Sayliyah Qatar. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involveme...ART92018
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Flag for a New World Order
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Maker: Evans, Roslyn
Depicts an image of the United States flag superimposed over rows of skulls, rather than stars. Referring to the involvement of the United States in the First Gulf War (1990-91) , Evans' work critici...ART90132
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Front line Sangar, with the 7th Light Horse
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Maker: Lambert, George
Lambert made a brief visit to the front line, which in February 1918 passed through Nalin in the Judaean Hills, south of Jerusalem. He made two small oil studies as well as many pencil drawings of lig...ART02706
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Game - Play - January 17 - 2.44 am - 1991: (F)ix target engagement
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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
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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
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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: (Y)eah
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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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Gavin Long
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Maker: Dowie, John Stuart
Bronze bust of Gavin Long. Gavin Merrick Long, OBE, General Editor of the Official History of Australia in the War of 1939-1945 served in France (with the British Expeditionary Force), Middle East, an...ART27671
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George Bush's 'Desert Storm' the big hit play of 1991
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of Mickael Gorbachov, wearing a large peace symbol around his neck, standing in a spotlight on a stage. Behind him, in his shadow is the figure of George Bush Snr, the United States ...ART90056
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Glenn Nobby Clark, Seaman AB gunner, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Depicts the standing figure of Seaman AB gunner Glenn Nobby Clark on board HMAS Kanimbla. Clark is seen in left profile holding an M2.50 calibre machine gun on a pintle mount. Lewis Miller was appoint...ART92052
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Going on leave and coming back; verso: not titled [soldiers getting dressed]
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Maker: Dunbar, John
Two contrasting drawings of the same soldier are depicted side by side; on the left he is depicted as he is heading off on leave and on the right he is shown upon his return to service. As the soldier...ART19520.004
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Headquarters, Desert Corps
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Maker: Lambert, George
This was painted about one-and-a-half miles to the east of Talaat ed Dumm, where General Chauvel had established this camp as his headquarters beside the Jericho road. Lambert stayed in the camp in Ma...ART02680
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HMAS Kanimbla alongside, Port Rashid, Dubai
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
HMAS Kanimbla in port at Dubai. Peter Churcher recalled, "Before I had even got on the ship I was looking forward to doing some nocturnal images of the ship assuming that the lights of the ship would ...ART91770
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Hmmm...decisions, decisions!
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of Saddam Hussein floating in the sea, with a large wave above him, saying 'Hmmm...decisions, decisions!' . In front of him is a life ring labelled 'Soviet Peace Offer'. The satiric...ART90052
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7 hostages freed
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts Saddam Hussein as a macabre Santa Claus, whose Christmas gift to the Western world is the freeing of seven hostages. This satirical cartoon was created by Sean Leahy in response to the First G...ART90070
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I'm offering Saddam one last chance!
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Cartoon showing four 'sound bytes' of George Bush Snr speaking with a journalist. President Bush is talking about offering Saddam Hussein a chance to withdraw from Kuwait and the political points thi...ART90061
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Inside of aircraft
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
The inside of an aircraft, an Australian flag hanging at left. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf war. He spent three w...ART92038
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Iraqi peace agreement
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a bird flying (with the head of George Bush Snr) over the Russian President, Mikhail Gorbachov. The bird's dropping forms Gobachov's birh mark on his forehead an he drops some papers marked 'I...ART90055
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Is that the CIA?
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts the United States President, George Bush Snr, talking on the telephone to the CIA, requesting saddam Hussein's asassination. the CIA respond by saying that they are unable to 'get him to agree...ART90062
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"Jack" Daniels
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
A portrait of one of the older, and more experienced sailors. Peter Churcher recalled, "Jack was an experienced crusty sailor. He had spent most of his life at sea. This is sort of the opposite of Fra...ART91787
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Kenneth William Walker, SMN CD
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
A seated portrait of Kenneth William Walker, SMN CD, right profile, wearing a t-shirt, holding what appears to be a Colt M4 rifle. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to docu...ART92011
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Lieutenant Clive Holland, 7th Light Horse
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Clive Holland, 1st Australian Imperial Force, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Between 18-22 February 1918 Lambert visited the 7th Light Horse regiment stationed a...ART02747
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Lieutenant David Reay
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Portrait of Lieutenant David Reay on board HMAS Anzac, Persian Gulf, Iraq. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf war. He ...ART92004
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Lieutenant Ian Harvey
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts a portrait of NX8016 Lieutenant Ian Harvey, 2/1st Australian Field Regiment as a bombardier, Middle East. Ist Australian Corps Guard Battalion and later with Australian Army Pay Corps. In Char...ART21247
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Light horseman, mounted
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts an Australian Light Horseman, wearing his uniform with rifle, bandolier, haversack, bayonet attached, leggings including his slouch hat with an emu plume, seated as if mounted on a horse (faci...ART11387
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Long range patrol vehicle (LRPV), Al Asad Airfield W1Z; verso: Two soldiers standing next to armoured vehicle, Al Asad airfield, Iraq
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
An Australian soldier driving an armoured vehicle at Al Asad airfield, W1Z. verso: Two Australian soldiers standing next to an armoured vehicle. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April...ART92015
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March for the time is running out
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Maker: Ratnam-Keese, Enid
Depicts a large number of refugees walking in rows below a black triangular tent. The work is a personal response to the First Gulf War (1990-91), as seen in newspapers, magazines and the daily news o...ART90163
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Messman "Jacko", HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Portrait of the cook wearing a chef's hat. Peter Church recalled, "Jacko's job is basically working in the kitchens. His robust stature, intent gaze and floppy white cap made him an irresistible subj...ART91762
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Mine clearing at Al Faw, Iraq
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Depicts an Australian soldier in camouflage uniform, seen from behind, waiting to clear mines at Al Faw, Iraq. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's invo...ART92010
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Mosquito farms etc.; verso: Abdul
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Maker: Dunbar, John
An Australian soldier is depicted making a flirtatious advance on a lady as they stroll together, arm in arm. Verso: Head portrait of 'Abdul', most likely a native man from Cairo, Egypt.ART19520.007
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News
Art
Maker: Senbergs, Jan The Australian Print Workshop
Depicts the silhouette of a cameraman on the right filming a contorted mass made up of a city, buildings, and various machinery parts. Senbergs' work comments not only on the encroachment of machines ...ART29784
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Of course, the problem is, if we drop the bomb...
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts George Bush Snr sitting behind his desk telling an army officer 'Of course, the problem is, if we drop the bomb...in 45 years we'll be driving Iraqi cars and paying rent to Iraqi landlords...!...ART90060
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Off to the Gulf
Art
Maker: Hawkes, Gay
This is one of a series of works called 'Rushing off to the Gulf', it deals with Australia's willingness to support greater powers in their conflicts. 'Off to the Gulf' reflects the impetuous and thri...ART41011
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Oh...why didn't you say that in the first place?
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Cartoon showing the barrel of a huge gun pointed at the face of the darkened man waving a ragged flag and saying 'Oh...now why didn't you say that in the first place?'. The satirical cartoon was creat...ART90053
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Operations room, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Three men wearing headsets seated in front of computer screens in the operations room of HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This room was in a sense the strategic heart of the ship containing al...ART91755
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Padre Bob Davies
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Portrait depicting Padre Robert Ernest Davies, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) North Africa, Middle East, Farno, Italy.ART24340
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Peace dove and bombs
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts twenty bombs in four rows of whizzing uniformly through the air. In the opposition direction, and in the middle of the bombs is a peace dove, flapping its wings furiously in a bid to dodge th...ART90058
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Peace is in your hands
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Maker: Carter-Hansen, Jill
A peace dove made of paper being released from a pair of cupped hands against a simplified landscape background. It uses universal imagery that has a long symbolic history to make its point. The poste...ARTV09274
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Peter Cosgrove addressing the SAS
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Major General Peter Cosgrove addressing a group of Australian SAS soldiers. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf war. He ...ART92017
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Peter Cosgrove addressing the SAS, Iraq
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Major General Peter Cosgrove addressing a group of Australian SAS soldiers in Iraq. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gulf ...ART92016
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Press release...there is a positive side to Saddam's survival!
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts an American military General in the Pentagon publicity office talking to his staff member about preparing a press release putting a positive slant on not being able to capture Saddam Hussein....ART90064
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Rainbow, troop horse
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Maker: Lambert, George
An unfinished oil sketch, depicting two horses standing on a grassy plain under a blue sky. In the foreground, a chestnut horse stands in profile and looks out of the corners of its eyes toward the vi...ART02696
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Romani
Art
Maker: Anderson, Wallace McCubbin, Louis Frederick Modelling Sub-section, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
The sculptor Wallace Anderson was chosen to work on 'Romani' as he had been to the battlefields to collect information and had served in the First World War. The diorama shows the Australian counter ...ART41024
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Saddam calls for 'The Mother of All Battles'
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Cartoon depicting Saddam Hussein cowering in a fox hole under the ground, yelling out for his mother, suggesting that he wishes for another conflict in Iraq. The satirical cartoon was created by Sean ...ART90054
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Sailor Fraser, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Peter Churcher recalled, "Fraser caught my eye on the first morning that I was painting the end of the night watch shift that you have got. As I was finishing the work and cleaning up Fraser and his c...ART91772
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Senoussi rifle and sword
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Maker: Barker, David Crothers
Depicts a rifle with sword and scabbard crossed in front that was used by the Senussi troops. The Senussi were a political-religious order in the Middle East that were opposed to European influence an...ART94682
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Ship of the desert (Camelier's mount)
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a camel kneeling and facing left, wearing a British issued standard headcollar with curb and chain and a riding bridle and saddle; barracked (couched) camel.ART02719
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Silence
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Maker: Matwiejew, Magda
Depicts a woman, wearing a burqa, set against a shadowy, unidentified background with mountains and water. With an atmosphere of vagueness and transition, the image suggests that the woman is part of ...ART93012
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Sister (Millie McKittrick)
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
Conscious of the vital role played by the Australian Army Nursing Service during the war, Sir Thomas Blamey (knighted in 1935) requested Ivor Hele paint two portraits as a tribute. The first was of Ma...ART28253
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Sitting duck
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Maker: Evans, Roslyn
Depicts a frieze of images of duck's heads and peace symbols, interwoven with barbed wire in various colours. The 'Sitting Duck' work of art is one of nine friezes completed by the artist that relate ...ART90174.009
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Sitting duck
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Maker: Evans, Roslyn
Depicts a frieze of images of duck's heads and peace symbols, interwoven with barbed wire in the colours of grey, pale brown and burgundy. The 'Sitting Duck' work of art is one of nine friezes complet...ART90174.005
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Sketchbook - drawings covering life in the service of a typical digger
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Maker: Dunbar, John
A sketchbook by 1533 Private John Dunbar, who served in the 13th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), during the First World War. The sketchbook contains 16 pencil drawings covering life in the...ART19520
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Sleeping on the C130
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Maker: Miller, Lewis
Depicts sleeping soldier in camouflage on a Hercules C130, another head at top right. Lewis Miller was appointed official war artist in April 2003 to document Australia's involvement in the Second Gul...ART92033
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Smart bomb + stupid human = military target
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
A cartoon depicting a rocket with the words 'Smart Bomb' below it, an American soldier with a 'US Intelligence' label on his jacket, the words '+ Stupid Human' are written below the figure and an imag...ART90059
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Soldiers all at sea; verso: Five to six outside the estaminet
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Maker: Dunbar, John
Six soldiers are depicted on a vessel at sea; five of them are suffering the ailments of seasickness, each of them keeling over or slumped down in discomfort. The sixth soldier furthest to the right i...ART19520.002
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Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Figure of a man in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "I was amazed at the extraordinary environment of the engine room. It was absolutely crammed full of equipment. It was a very complex packe...ART91767
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Study for "News" - 1991
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Maker: Senbergs, Jan
Depicts the silhouette of a cameraman on the right filming a contorted mass made up of a city, buildings and various machinery parts. Senbergs' work comments not only on the encroachment of machines o...ART90374
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The digger; verso: Agricultural news
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Maker: Dunbar, John
A full-length portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier, who is depicted standing upright with a slouch hat on and a rifle slung over his shoulder. pencil on paper. Verso: A soldier is depicted ...ART19520.001
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The first duty of this Labor Government...
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Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of the Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, on the left hand side, recalling his withdrawal of troops from Vietnam and on the right hand side, the prime Minister, Bob Hawke, com...ART90063
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The ghost of Viet...
Art
Maker: Leahy, Sean
Depicts a cartoon of the United States President, George Bush Senior using a giant pencil with an eraser at the end to rub out the words 'Ghost of Vietnam', which appears on a wall as graffiti. The sa...ART90051
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The horses stay behind
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Maker: Holland, Steven Tremblay, Theodore
The drawing portrays the only surviving fragment of the original Desert Mounted Corps Memorial by Web Gilbert. The memorial was erected at Port Said, Egypt in honour of the Australian and New Zealand ...ART92078
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The horses stay behind
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Maker: Holland, Steven
The drawing portrays the only surviving fragment of the original Desert Mounted Corps Memorial by Web Gilbert. The memorial was erected at Port Said, Egypt in honour of the Australian and New Zealand ...ART92083
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The RBS-70 afternoon watch, HMAS Kanimbla
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
Three male figures standing watch on deck. Peter Churcher recalled, "This image typifies a lot of the activity that took place on the Kanimbla: the standing watch, being on alert, and in this case man...ART91761
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The Sea of Galilee, looking towards Semakh from Tiberias Road
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Maker: Lambert, George
George Lambert wrote to his wife in June 1919: '‘It is really very beautiful here the Sea or lake laps very pleasantly against the warm grey face of the edge about 10 to 20 feet high & bathing morning...ART02828
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Tile
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Maker: Unknown
Decorative ceramic tile from the wall of a Mosque in Jerusalem, taken in July 1918, now encased in timber with metal studs. Many great mosques are/were resplendent with elaborate decorations but the p...ART20924
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Tree of death, crucifixion, Gulf War
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Maker: G W Bot
This work consist of stylized pictograms of the 'Tree of Life' found on Persian carpets and the mihrab from prayer rugs. They have combined together to create a new ideograph that depicts the cloake...ART92167
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Trooper New Zealand Mounted Regiment
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Maker: Lambert, George
Depicts a sketch of a unidentified soldier, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, wearing shorts, a short sleeve shirt and a slouch hat, puggaree with three folds, its brim turned down, bandolier over sho...ART02767
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Two specimen of soldiers; verso: Mud!
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Maker: Dunbar, John
Two soldiers are depicted standing back to back; the soldier on the left is much taller and burlier as he stands firmly upright, with his hands on his hips, scowling down at the other soldier. The sol...ART19520.003