Centenary

Accession Number AWM2016.783.1
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 77.8 x 51.8 cm; Unframed: 76 x 50 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on glass
Maker Jolly, David
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 2016
Copyright

Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright

Description

Artist David Jolly was commissioned by the Memorial to attend the centenary Anzac Day Dawn Service at Gallipoli and create a series of paintings in response. Jolly works by photographing and recording places and events and then selecting moments and details that convey the larger story. In this case, he explored Gallipoli for several days, taking photographs, short film and sound recordings and drawing key sites on the Peninsula. His paintings present moments from before, during and after the Dawn Service on 25 April 2015. This painting shows the crowd immediately before the service started, with the flash of a camera recording the event.