Jim Kibble
Art ART90419 Period 1990-1999Jim Kibble was a bricklayer before World War One. He tried to enlist immediately when war broke out, but was rejected as being too short. He tried again and was accepted in April 1915. Jim arrived at
Study for Jim Kibble Accession Number: ART29584
Description
Jim Kibble was a bricklayer before World War 1. He tried to enlist immediately when war broke out, but was rejected as being too short. He tried again and was accepted in April 1915. Jim arrived at Gallipoli in August with the 17th Battalion, where he remained until evacuation. He was sent to Egypt, and to France early in 1916, he was wounded in the head at Pozieres and evacuated, but returned to the front line. Towards the end of the war he served as a stretcher bearer. Jim served with the Commonwealth Police during the Second World War.
This work is a study for 'Portrait of 1575 Private James Formby 'Jim' Kibble', drawn on pilgrimage to for the 75th anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli. In this portrait of Jim Kibble, the speckled landscape is echoed in the old man's face. In this way, the painting suggests the power of the Peninsula landscape on the veteran's memory and the impact of the Anzac experience on his vision of the world. Jim was 96 when this was painted at Ari Burnu.
Details
Accession Number
ART29584
Artist
Bryan Westwood
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: gouache over pencil on squared paper
Measurement
sheet: 41.6 x 29.7 cm
Medium
gouache over pencil on squared paper
Date Made
1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented 1991
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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