| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART29584 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 41.6 x 29.7 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | gouache over pencil on squared paper |
| Maker |
Westwood, Bryan |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1990 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Study for Jim Kibble
Description
Jim Kibble was a bricklayer before World War 1. He tried to enlist immediately when war broke out, but was rejected as being too short. He tried again and was accepted in April 1915. Jim arrived at Gallipoli in August with the 17th Battalion, where he remained until evacuation. He was sent to Egypt, and to France early in 1916, he was wounded in the head at Pozieres and evacuated, but returned to the front line. Towards the end of the war he served as a stretcher bearer. Jim served with the Commonwealth Police during the Second World War.
This work is a study for 'Portrait of 1575 Private James Formby 'Jim' Kibble', drawn on pilgrimage to for the 75th anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli. In this portrait of Jim Kibble, the speckled landscape is echoed in the old man's face. In this way, the painting suggests the power of the Peninsula landscape on the veteran's memory and the impact of the Anzac experience on his vision of the world. Jim was 96 when this was painted at Ari Burnu.