The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gallipoli soldier with plume and rifle, referring to links between Anzac's and Homeric soldiers. The figure is reminiscent of Ancient Greek statues such as Kouros, sculptures that were nude Greek youths. The statues embodied the idea of youth and the Archaic Greek ideal of moral and physical beauty and nobility. Nolan had initially been wanting to do a series of work on the Trojan Wars but after a visit to the Greek islands, Gallipoli and reading Alan Moorehead's book 'Gallipoli', he decided to tackle Gallipoli as a means of working towards Troy and the Homeric epics.
Wounded Gallipoli soldier on crutches, the figure reminiscent of ancient Greek statues such as Kouros, the sculptures that were young nude Greek youths. The statues embodied the idea of youth and the
Gallipoli soldiers: one running, wearing plumed hat and carrying rifle; one dead, referring to links between Anzac's and Homeric soldiers. Nolan had initially been wanting to do a series of work on th
Gallipoli soldier with rifle. The figure is reminiscent of antique Greek sculpture which Nolan had seen on visits to Museums in Athens and Delphi. Initially Nolan had been wanting to do a series of wo
Gallipoli landscape with horse and rider mounted on the horses neck. The soldier and horse have been drawn using black crayon and textile rubbing technique. The work refers to links between Anzac's an
Gallipoli landscape with horse's head. The horse have been drawn using black crayon and textile rubbing technique. The work refers to links between Anzac's and Homeric soldiers. Nolan stated (intervie
Gallipoli soldier with rifle. Nolan stated that the stump leg derives from an antique statue which he saw supported by a prop in a museum in Delphi or Athens (from interview 13 April 1978). As a child
