| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART40924 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 46 x 49 x 22.5 cm |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | bronze, green patina |
| Location | Main Bld: Orientation Gallery |
| Maker |
Dowie, John Stuart |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia |
| Date made | 1969 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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C. E. W. Bean
Description
Bronze bust of C.E.W. Bean. Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, MA, BCL (Oxon), LittD (Melb), journalist and historian, Official War Correspondent for Australia 1914-1918, official historian of Australia in the First World War, perceived the need for an Australian War Memorial Museum, on Committee and Board of Australian War Memorial from 1919, and was Acting Director of the Australian War Memorial.