Hill 60
Art ART02329 First World War, 1914-1918Depicts a landscape, with Hill 60 in the background, and the entrance to the Australian Brigade Headquarters in the foreground. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the fro
Camouflaged gun position, Hill 60 Accession Number: ART09913
Description
Depicts a camouflaged gun position, with field guns and piles of artillery draped in camouflage netting at Hill 60, near Ypres, in August 1917. In the foreground is a soldier and on the horizon are puffs of smoke and two aeroplanes. 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
ART09913
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: black crayon and pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 39.2 cm x 55.1 cm
Medium
black crayon and pencil on paper
Date Made
c 1916-18
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1930
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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