The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Built in the early 1940s to accommodate capital ships, the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney was one of the greatest civil engineering projects in Australia up to that time. Seen as a tremendous strategic manoeuvre for the fledgling nation, it would enable naval operations to be conducted in Australian waters. McClintock applied his social realist style to powerful effect here to convey the enormity of the construction. At the time of his appointment in July 1943, McClintock was already employed by the Allied Works Council (AWC), firstly in an iron foundry and then as a camouflage artist. His commission took him to Pokolbin Aerodrome, Herne Bay, Fish River Dam, Oberon and the Sydney graving dock.
Scene showing sections of tank for floating caisson at Sydney Graving Dock, as well as workers, dwarfed by the size of the structure. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demon
Scene at a graving dock in Sydney. There are two workers in the foreground guiding the lifting of a cement block. Other workers perform tasks such as concrete drilling and the two levels above. McClin
Scene showing sections of tank for floating caisson at Sydney Graving Dock, as well as workers, dwarfed by the size of the structure. McClintock's focus on the immensity of these structures is demon
Four men working working to construct a graving dock in Sydney. They are performing tasks such as hammering, directing heavy loads, and shoveling. McClintock utilises social realism as a means to fa
Formed in February 1942, the Civil Constructional Corps (CCC) was responsible for supplying civilian labour on construction projects such as docks, aerodromes, roads, gun emplacements, hospitals, fuel
‘This work—a collaboration between a sculptor and poet—combines the language of figurative statuary with text drawn from General Sir John Monash’s writings to honour one of Australia’s greatest milita
Dobell was a great draughtsman, and he incorporated these skills into his painting technique by using brush strokes and lines rather than blending colours. He was also able to adapt his technique to h
