| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART40955 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 14 x 14 x 13 cm |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | paper, cotton, watercolour, pen and ink |
| Maker |
Blaiberg, Gladys |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c. 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Digger gets the 'time' of his life
Description
A Digger stands swinging a fob watch in front of a German soldier. The German soldier stands cowering as though hypnotised, with his knees bent, mouth open and arms in the air. In the foreground are a pile of fob watches, wrist watches and some rifles. Gladys Blaiberg didn't work at the Australian Forces canteen until 1917. While it's likely she still encountered Australian servicemen before that time, it is likely she didn't start to produce caricatures of them until being amongst them more regularaly. In 1917 the Adelphi Theatre in London was taken over by the Australian High Commission. Whilst working there Blaiberg made the small scale sculptures of the Australian soldiers during the First World War.