| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02344 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 30 x 35.6 cm; image: 29.7 x 35.6 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Shoemaker's shop, Happy Valley, Franvillers
Description
Depicts a number of men in a tent and one out the front, seated and repairing shoes. The repairs were undertaken at the Shoemaker's shop, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Happy Valley, near Franvillers in the summer of 1918. 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.