Kangaroo gargoyle Accession Number: ART90754

Description

This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the face of a kangaroo. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 and 1941 the plaster cast was used as the template for a stonemason to carve an in-situ sandstone gargoyle in the cloisters of the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial.

Details

Accession Number
ART90754
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: plaster
Measurement
Overall: 29.4 cm x 31 cm x 18 cm
Medium
plaster cast reinforced with fibre, watercolour wash and pencil grid marks
Date Made
c. 1939
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under commission 1940-41
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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