AWM Collection Record: ART19795
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ID Number: | ART19795 |
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| Title: | The man with the donkey | ||
| Maker: | Bowles, Leslie; Gregory, E J | ||
| Object type: | Sculpture | ||
| Place made: | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne | ||
| Date made: | 1941 (Date cast - plaster); 1950 (Date cast - bronze) | ||
| Physical description: | bronze | ||
| Measurements: | 67.5 cm x 32 cm x 44.5 cm | ||
| Summary: | Soldier mounted on donkey and assisted by 202 Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick (known as Simpson or 'the man with the donkey') 3rd Fd Amb, to reach an aid post (in this work Simpson is wearing a forage cap instead of a slouch hat). This edition was case in bronze in 1950 by EJ Gregory, Melbourne. The plaster cast was made in Melbourne in 1941. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain; Copyright expired | ||
| Related subject: | Donkeys; Hats; Medical services; Soldiers; Wounded | ||
| Related place: | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Gallipoli | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:08 GMT
