AWM Collection Record: ART16157
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ID Number: | ART16157 |
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| Title: | Isn't there any flamin, droughts in this country | ||
| Maker: | Dyson, Will | ||
| Object type: | Drawing | ||
| Place made: | France; Western Front | ||
| Date made: | 1916-1918; c. 1917-1918 | ||
| Physical description: | watercolour with pencil on paper | ||
| Measurements: | 30.4 cm x 20.2 cm | ||
| Summary: | Depicts a humourous caricature of soldier tramping through mud on the Western Front and dripping with rainwater. Dyson drew this sketch in France and gave it to J C Dunningham. Will Dyson was the first Australian artist to visit the front during the first World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. Dyson was appointed an Official War Artist, attached to the AIF , in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired | ||
| Related subject: | Cartoons and caricatures; Soldiers; Wet weather | ||
| Related place: | France; Western Front | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:25:29 GMT
