A voice from Anzac
Art ART19662 Period 1920-1929Depicts two ghostly figures of soldiers seated on a rock in front of Anzac Beach at Gallipoli. The soldier hold their rifles and look wistfully and melancholically out towards the viewer. They are bat
A Voice from Anzac Accession Number: ARTV05746
Description
Poster depicting two ghost like soldiers, seated at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, their backs to the sea. The poster was reproduced as a souvenir in the 'Herald', Melbourne, on Anzac Day, 1927. 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.
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Accession Number
ARTV05746
Printer
The Herald & Weekly Times
Publisher
The Herald & Weekly Times
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on card
Measurement
sheet: 37.8 x 32.8 cm
Medium
lithograph on card
Date Made
c 1927
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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