The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Model maker Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) applies the finishing touches to a model of a female figure. Miss Blaiberg came into contact with Australian soldiers at the Australian forces' canteen in London through voluntary war work during the First World War. Her empathy with the diggers made them a favourite subject for her work. Using steel armatures, cotton wool padding, paper and wood, she created vivid, humorous three dimensional depictions of their experiences on the home front and behind the lines. She recreated the detail of uniforms accurately and finished the faces with pen, ink and watercolour. Miss Blaiberg exhibited her models in her London studio. In addition she was famous in Britain for her theatrical models, which are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. During the Second World War she worked as a volunteer making camouflage.
Sculptor Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) applies the finishing touches to a model of a female figure. Miss Blaiberg came into contact with Australian soldiers at the Australian forces' canteen in London t
Sculptor Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) applies the finishing touches to a model of a female figure. Miss Blaiberg came into contact with Australian soldiers at the Australian forces' canteen in London t
Studio portrait of sculptor Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) holding a fur muff. Miss Blaiberg came into contact with Australian soldiers at the Australian forces' canteen in London through voluntary war w
Informal portrait of sculptor Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) outside an historic building. Miss Blaiberg came into contact with Australian soldiers at the Australian forces' canteen in London through vol
Studio portrait of sculptor Gladys Blaiberg (1882-1969) holds a model of a female figure, a small basket tray slung around her neck, and another figure attached to the tray. Miss Blaiberg came into co
Collection relating to Gladys Priscilla Blaiberg, civilian model maker, caricaturist and munitions worker. Wallet 1 of 2 - contains extracts from two letters from Blaiberg's niece giving details of B
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-28. MISS GRACIE FIELDS, AT A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED LABUAN THEATRE, PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO HER MAKE-UP BEFORE MAKING AN APPEARANCE BEFORE 12,000 SERVICEMEN,
