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Australian official war artists are those who have been expressly employed by either the Australian War Memorial (AWM) or the Army Military History Section (or its antecedents). [1] These artist soldiers depicted some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how war shapes lives.
In London, Hartt began working on a collection of his cartoons and drawings about Australian soldiers, which he published as Humorosities in 1917. Hartt's book, which sold for a shilling a copy, was a great success with over 60,000 copies being sold in Great Britain.
The Australian War Memorial initially rejected the material because it did not depict Australian soldiers; however it accepted them in 1969 when they were donated by Moore. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] In 2013–14 the Belsen images formed the basis of a year-long exhibition at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra , which Moore himself visited at the ...
The Australian tradition of "official war artists" started with the First World War. Artists were granted permission to accompany the Australian Imperial Force to record the activities of its soldiers. During the Second World War, the Australian War Museum, later called the Australian War Memorial, engaged artists.
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A Sergeant of the Light Horse is a 1920 painting by Australian artist George Washington Lambert. The portrait depicts an Australian soldier in Palestine during World War I. The National Gallery of Victoria states that the work is "recognised as an image that captured the spirit and character of the Australian soldier". [1]
Anzac, the Landing 1915 is a painting by Australian artist George Washington Lambert, composed between 1920 and 1922.The painting depicts the landing at Anzac Cove by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps on 25 April 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.
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