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| Accession Number | ART09911 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 34.2 x 53.9 cm; image: 34.2 x 53.9 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black crayon, watercolour, pencil and white wash on buff card |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pozieres, 1916
Description
Depicts the war damaged landscape at Pozieres, France, in 1916, with the ruins of a building in the background. Dyson drew this work of the Pozieres battlefield towards Christmas of 1916, showing the schoolhouse. 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.