Hall of Memory mosaic pendentive: Soldier

Accession Number ART90409.004
Collection type Art
Object type Mosaic
Physical description mosaic
Location Main Bld: Commemorative Area: Hall of Memory: Commemoration
Place made Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1955-1958
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The war is over. The last traces of the storm symbolising it can be seen as water running down the tree trunk, while the sunshine bursting through the trees causes the soldier to contemplate that the sacrifices of his dead comrades have brought a ray of hope for the future. Through the beams of light he imagines he sees in bird-like form their ascending spirits. After the dreary war years, with freedom still ours, he is removing his wartime equipment and preparing to return home.

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