The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Eli Jacobi was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the Pacific including at Guadalcanal. On his discharge from the Army he produced a series of linocuts on the war from May 1946 and 1951. A humanist artist the series explores the experience and survival of the individual soldier in the face of the tragedy and fear of war. This image titled 'The Brass' is a caricature of '3 star' generals from the perspective of the ordinary soldier. Three generals face off like bull dogs with their 3 stars clearly visible on their helmets.
Eli Jacobi was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the Pacific including at Guadalcanal. On his discharge from the Army he produced a series of linocuts on the war. This image of
Tapestry of Disaster, Tower One, 2012 is an image from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, which have greatly shaped the world and numerous conflicts since. The work me
A bare chested man is surrounded by five helicopters. He has a rugged appearance, with row of 'stars' around his head, indicating his dazed state of mind. His expression is not so much of fear for t
Tapestry of Disaster, Fallujah, 2013, is an image of one of many car bombs which have exploded in Fallujah since insurgency activity during the Second Iraq War and which has continued with ISIS assaul
Depicts an image of a large shell explosion bursting on a battlefield. In the foreground, a row of French soldiers shelter from the blast in the protection of a trench, only their helmets and bayonets
Six soldiers walk through a trench; only their helmets are visible. Another version, with the body of the first soldier visible, appeared in 'Les croix de bois', facing page 200 (Liore and Cailler), c