Dominion imaginings : Commemorating WWI in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand official painting

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Hutchison, Margaret. (2020). Dominion imaginings : Commemorating WWI in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand official painting. Journal of Australian Studies. 44(4), pp. 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2020.1837916
AuthorsHutchison, Margaret
Abstract

During the First World War, many belligerent nations commissioned official art to celebrate and preserve their experience of the conflict. This article explores the creation of the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand official war paintings; in particular, by tracing the emergence, development and fate of each collection, the article examines the process of memory-making and the politics at play in the commemoration of the war in art. It argues that while the collections were born from similar ideas circulating among dominion officials in London, these manifested themselves in markedly different ways under each war art program.

KeywordsFirst World War; commemoration; memory; painting; war art
Year2020
JournalJournal of Australian Studies
Journal citation44 (4), pp. 515-534
PublisherTaylor & Francis Australasia
ISSN0314-769X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2020.1837916
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85095760497
Research or scholarlyResearch
Page range515-534
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