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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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A collection of circus sculptures created by Gladys Blaiberg.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A collection of circus sculptures created by Gladys Blaiberg.P11295.013
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Admiral Tojo
Art
Maker: Hatori
Porcelain statue of Admiral Tojo which served as the 1941 Navy exam prize in Japan. Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) was the Japanese Prime Minister during the Second World War. He became Prime Minister in 194...ART40932
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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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Airman (pattern)
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray
Figure of an airman in uniform, carrying a parachute. This sculpture was created as a souvenir for sale through the Australian War Memorial. There is a large scale version of this sculpture in the N...ART90972
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Air Vice-Marshal F.H. McNamara
Art
Maker: Gilbert, Donald
Plaster bust of Air Vice-Marshal Francis 'Frank' Hubert McNamara, VC, CBE (4 April 1894-2 November 1961). McNamara flew in the First World War with the No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) an...ART34904
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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
Art
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 Jack
Art
Maker: Latona, Peter Latona, Peter
Bronze bust of a man idenitified as 'Anzac Jack'. The sculpture is comprised of bronze strips that have been adhered to form the face. Anzac Jack wears a shirt and tie and the bust is fixed to a squa...ART90259
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Anzac soldier
Art
Maker: Artist unknown
Small chalkware sculpture of a soldier in Australian uniform created in Australia during the 1940s. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program in 2016AWM2016.214.1
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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'
Art
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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ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.
Photograph
ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.J06706A
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ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.
Photograph
ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.J06706B
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ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.
Photograph
ARTILLERY MODEL, FOR AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL BY W.W. ANDERSON, PANORAMIC A. AND B.J06706
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A sculpture created by Gladys Blaiberg titled "Romany Rhapsody".
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A sculpture created by Gladys Blaiberg titled "Romany Rhapsody".P11295.014
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A sculpture of a kangaroo and joey made from snow probably by servicemen in France or England. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A sculpture of a kangaroo and joey made from snow probably by servicemen in France or England. (From the collection of 1070 Sergeant Sydney Vincent Barratt, 43rd Battalion.)P10700.001
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A Second World War sculpture created by Gladys Blaiberg. The female figure holds a signs which ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A Second World War sculpture created by Gladys Blaiberg. The female figure holds a signs which reads Blackshirt Na Zi.P11295.012
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A series of sculptures created by Gladys Blaiberg.
Photograph
Maker: Fox's Studios
A series of sculptures created by Gladys Blaiberg.P11295.015
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A series of sculptures of "Lou and Lulu" created by Gladys Blaiberg.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A series of sculptures of "Lou and Lulu" created by Gladys Blaiberg.P11295.016
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As of today...
Art
Maker: Seton, Alexander
Alex Seton's 'As of today …' series forms a sculptural monument which commemorates the Australian soldiers who have lost their lives as a result of service in Afghanistan. The work stems from the art...ART96049
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Australia House, London, on a Sunday morning
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
A street scene outside Australia House in London on a dreary winter's morning. Rain is pelting down on the gray streets as people hurry along with heads bowed.ART25009
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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 serviceman
Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Meridian Sculpture Founders
This statuette is the first in a series of a possible edition of 100, which were to be cast for sale through the Australian War Memorial shop. The maquette was originally made to assist in raising fun...ART90837
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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
Art
Maker: Bowles, Leslie
This gargoyle depicts the face of a bearded dragon. 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 ...ART93044
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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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BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE. 1941-12-25. PORTRAIT OF A BUST INSCRIBED "C. LOWTHER 1919, EGYPT".
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BETHLEHEM, PALESTINE. 1941-12-25. PORTRAIT OF A BUST INSCRIBED "C. LOWTHER 1919, EGYPT".022655
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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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Bringing up the Guns, Mont St Quentin, August 8 1918, a bronze casting of a bas-relief sculpture ...
Photograph
Maker: Souillard Studio
Bringing up the Guns, Mont St Quentin, August 8 1918, a bronze casting of a bas-relief sculpture by the Australian sculptor May Butler-George. The artist worked out of a studio at the St Kilda drill h...P02205.002
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Brothers in arms
Art
Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture depicting an Australian and a British (Scottish) soldier marching together. The Scottish soldier wears a kilt and is playing the bagpipes. The Australian soldier has a rifle over his s...ART40947
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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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Bust of Adolf Hitler : Antoon Van De Ven
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small plaster bust of Adolf Hitler. Originally bronze washed and sitting on a wooden plinth, the bust was severely damaged by fire in 1944 and none of the outer coating or timber base remains. The pla...REL29477
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Bust of digger with hat
Art
Maker: Anderson, Wallace
Unidentified soldier, open necked shirt and slouch hat with brim let down.ART09632
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Canberra, ACT. 1951-09-11. The column in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, ...
Photograph
Canberra, ACT. 1951-09-11. The column in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, sculpted by W. Leslie Bowles, has been worked in plaster of paris, but in its permanent state it will be car...133904
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Canberra, ACT. 1951-09-11. The column in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, ...
Photograph
Canberra, ACT. 1951-09-11. The column in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, sculpted by W. Leslie Bowles, has been worked in plaster of paris, but in its permanent state it will be car...133903
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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
This gargoyle depicts the face of a carpet snake. 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 cr...ART93045
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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