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Accession Number | ART90833 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 49.8 x 78.2 cm; image: 41.2 x 53 cm |
Object type | |
Physical description | lithographic crayon on paper |
Place made | France |
Date made | c 1917-18 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The Old Flers Road
Description
Depicts the war damaged landscape and snow covered roadway of the old Flers Road, near the Somme, France, with an upturned wagon, damaged tools and snow barricades. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.