| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
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| Accession Number | ART91209 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 30.4 x 25.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | coloured crayon with textile dye on coated paper |
| Maker |
Nolan, Sidney |
| Place made | France: Paris |
| Date made | 20 November 1957 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Identification disk
Description
Gallipoli male figure in striding pose, identity disc around neck, left leg missing and replaced with angled prop, representation of rifle in figure's left hand. Nolan stated that the stump leg derives from an antique statue which he saw supported by a prop in a museum in Delphi or Athens (from interview 13 April 1978). As a child Nolan saw these men who returned from the First World War with missing limbs and these statues of naked Greek heroes with their missing limbs would have bore a great resemblance. The upside down rifle is also a direct quotation from the 'Ned Kelly' paintings.