| Place | Middle East: Iraq |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART29720 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 34.8 x 35 cm; plate-mark: 20 x 22.2 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | etching with aquatint and burnishing on Hahnemuhle paper |
| Maker |
Gittoes, George Noel Studio One: Print making workshop |
| Date made | 1991 |
| Conflict |
Gulf War, 1990-1991 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Hounds
Description
Three dogs tearing apart an oil covered seabird. Gittoes wrote of this work: 'Hounds refers to the old symbol the dogs of war. The combatants in this conflict, symbolised by the dogs, are not tearing one another apart but have a fragile sea bird in their jaws. This symbolises the war on the environment and points out the fact that the Gulf War has added a new casualty, nature, to the usual list of war casualties'. The work is one of a series of 24 etchings, the 'Empire State Suite', Gittoes produced during the build up to the First Gulf War in 1990, printed at Studio One Printmaking Workshop, Canberra, 1991.