| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART09853 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | unframed; 73.9 x 79.3 x 2.5 cm; framed: 88.4 cm x 94.2 cm x 7.2 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
McCubbin, Louis Frederick |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 1929 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The Australian War Memorial in Canberra
Description
Depicts the artist, Louis McCubbin's impression of the Australian War Memorial , as he visualised it in 1929. A competition for the design of the Australian War Memorial was held in 1926 and the winning and final design developed by two architects, Emil Sodersteen and John Crust, in 1928. The Australian War Memorial opened to the public in 1941.
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