Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
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Accession Number | ART91318 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 63.6 x 52.2 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | textile dye on coated paper |
Maker |
Nolan, Sidney |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c 1961 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
[Gallipoli figures in battle]
Description
Gallipoli figures in combat, sea water below. Nolan stated in an interview (13 April 1978) that these figures partly represent classical figures wrestling giants, eg. Hercules and Antaeus, or Homeric heroes in battle.