Study for a poppy from Lone Pine Accession Number: ART29585

Description

Bryan Westwood travelled to Gallipoli in 1990 on a pilgrimage with a group of First World War veterans in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. Westwood saw this poppy at dawn at Lone Pine and was moved by its beauty. The poppy is significant as a flower which represents remembrance and commemoration.
The Battle of Lone Pine would result in over 2,000 Australian casualties.

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Accession Number
ART29585
Artist
Bryan Westwood
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour over pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 22.2 x 14.5 cm
Overall: 585 mm x 343 mm
Medium
watercolour over pencil on paper
Date Made
1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented 1991
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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