Stretcher bearers
Art ART40930 Second World War, 1939-1945Bronze statue of a soldier lying on a stretcher with two stretcher bearers tending him. This edition was cast in bronze in 1985 by Meridian Sculpture Founders, Melbourne.
On patrol, Vietnam Accession Number: ART40970
Description
This bronze sculpture is of an Australian officer on patrol during the Vietnam War. He holds an automatic rifle in one hand and map in the other. The model for this sculpture was Lieutenant Donald Raymond Hawking, who commissioned Dowie to create the work. Lieutenant Hawking was a member of 10 RSAR and was selected for an attachment to 7 RAR in 1970, where he was allocated to rifle platoon as a Citizen Military Forces observer. The original cast was made in wax in Adelaide, and this piece was cast in bronze by Meridian Sculpture Foundry, Melbourne.
Details
Accession Number
ART40970
Cast by
Meridian Sculpture Founders
Artist
Sergeant John Stuart Dowie
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: bronze
Measurement
Overall
Medium
bronze, gold patina
Date Made
1986
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1986
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
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