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Collection
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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
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 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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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
Art
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
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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