Place | Europe: France |
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Accession Number | ART02282.001 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 70.6 x 52.6 cm; image: 54 x 40.8 cm |
Object type | |
Physical description | lithograph on paper |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Searching for German booby traps near Ligny-Thilloy
Description
Depicts two Australian soldiers, in uniform, wearing tin helmets, walking through a stretch of German trenches on the Somme, warily inspecting their surroundings for booby traps. One soldier holds a torch and is inspecting a hole in the trench, while the other nervously keeps guard. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.
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