Mortar crew

Accession Number ART41000
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 61.2 x 46.8 x 62.3 cm
Object type Sculpture
Physical description bronze
Maker Allen, George
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1989
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This sculpture of a mortar crew consists of three men crouching behind the mortar. The man in the middle reaches up to load the shell into the barrel, the man on the left holds a second mortar shell and the man on the right holds a stopper. This is the bronze edition of the original plaster (ART26390).

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