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Accession Number | E01305 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Nord Pas de Calais, Outtersteene |
Date made | 24 November 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
An unidentified nurse preparing a patient in the pre-operation ward of the 1st Australian ...
An unidentified nurse preparing a patient in the pre-operation ward of the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. This image was the inspiration for an artwork painted by Frank Crozier. In 1936 Crozier was commissioned to paint a number of scenes of women’s work during the First World War for the Australian War Memorial’s collection. As these were created some time after the war, it is understood that some subjects were derived from Crozier's experience and that some were drawn from photographs in the Memorial's collection. The painting ART13338 is almost identical to this image, which was photographed in 1917 at the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Crozier’s movements on the Western Front as an official war artist during the First World War would have more likely led him to encounter the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, which may explain why the artist, or a later source, has added this unit to the artwork’s title.