"Bill" the babbling brook under fire Accession Number: AWM2021.304.12

Description

A humourous watercolour by Australian official war artist Frank Crozier. This is one of a small collection of sketchers and watercolours by Crozier which were donated to the Memorial in memory of Major Reginald 'Babe' Havill Norman. Norman befriended the artist whilst serving both were serving on the Western Front under Brigadier General John Gellibrand in 1916. When Gellibrand became aware of Crozier's talent he encouraged him to sketch the battle of Pozieres and surrounding landscape. Norman was at the time Gellibrand's Adjunct.

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Accession Number
AWM2021.304.12
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 16.5 x 20.5 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
circa 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
donated in 2021
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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