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[Battle of Crete]

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Series of 15 linocut prints and 1 drawing on card of the ANZACs at the Battle of Crete 1941.

  • Other Id

    4093 (Presto content ID)

    PD-2018-2 (Reference Number)

    PD-2018-2 (accession number)

    ACQ-2018-4 (Acquisition number)

  • Department

Images and documents

Images

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    [Battle of Crete]
  • Primary Maker

     Michael Winters (Artist)

  • Date
    2001-2004
  • Signature/marks

    All prints signed bottom right below print

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Member Object

    16 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Media/Materials
    ink, paper, board
  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Linocut prints:
    1. Exhausted Troops Sail to Crete, 2002, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Greece)
    2. The Disembarkation of the Troops, 2004, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support) 330 x 485mm (image), (Canberra)
    3. The Arrival in Crete, 2002, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Greece)
    4. Freyberg Addressing Troops Amid the Olives, 2004, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Canberra)
    5. Blessing of the Troops by the Bishop of Xania [Hania], 2003, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Canberra)
    6. Conflict in the Land of the Minatour, 2004, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Canberra)
    7. The Black Winged Figure from the North in Combat with the Antipodean, 2004, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Canberra)
    8. Wounded, Among the Olives, 2002, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Greece)
    9. Paratrooper, Caught Amid the Orange Grove, 2002, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Greece)
    10. The Church of St George & a Wounded Australian, 2003, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Canberra)
    11. The Burial of a Comrade, Among the Vines of Crete, 2003, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Canberra)
    12. Wounded at the Church, Imvros, 2003, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Canberra)
    13. Night & Retreating Troops Amid the Rocks of the Imvros Pass, 2001, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Greece)
    14. Two Australian Troops at Hora Sfakia, 2004, ink on paper, 350 x 500mm (support), 330 x 485mm (image), (Canberra)
    15. An Escape from Crete, with Blankets for Sails, 2004, ink on paper, 500 x 350mm (support), 485 x 330mm (image), (Canberra)
    Drawing on card:
    16. A Maori’s Death, 2003, ink on card, 510 x 380mm (support), 490 x 360mm (image) (New Zealand)
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: ANZAC]

  • Copyright
    Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level
  • Last Update
    20 Jun 2023

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