Frog
Art ART93049This gargoyle depicts the face of a frog. It is situated in the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. In 1940-41, a stonemason carved this piece based on a plaster model created in
Frog gargoyle Accession Number: ART90757
Description
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a frog. 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.
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Accession Number
ART90757
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Sculpture
Physical Description
Medium: plaster reinforced with fibre, watercolour wash, pencil grid marks
Measurement
Overall: 32 cm x 32 cm x 15.6 cm
Medium
plaster reinforced with fibre, watercolour wash, 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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