tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8290746435039917658..comments2024-03-28T20:35:00.265+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Treasured photographs from World War OneHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60869172876158895952016-05-08T01:54:43.597+10:002016-05-08T01:54:43.597+10:00Many thanks. I will have to examine Hurley's y...Many thanks. I will have to examine Hurley's years as the official photographer on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Antarctic Expedition which set out in 1914 and was stuck until August 1916. So your Images of Endurance Exhibition will be essential.<br /><br />I forgot that Frank Hurley could not have joined the Australian Imperial Forces until 1917. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7748638212985592402016-05-07T14:18:52.260+10:002016-05-07T14:18:52.260+10:00As photographer on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1...As photographer on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914-17 Antarctic expedition, Australian photographer Frank Hurley captured the scene as their ship Endurance became trapped in pack ice; their survival through the winter; the open-boat journey of over 800 miles in mountainous seas; and Shackleton's trek across South Georgia to sound the alarm that saw the rescue of his men. <br /><br />Hurley salvaged 120 of these images which will be the focus of a talk by historian Alasdair McGregor at the Australian Museum in Sydney this week (6-8 PM, 12th May 2016).<br /><br />http://www.shackleton-endurance.com/wp1/?page_id=180<br />Australian Museumhttp://australianmuseum.net.au/event/trailblazers-talks-images-of-endurancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-1999375437714832662015-11-14T08:25:35.106+11:002015-11-14T08:25:35.106+11:00Joseph
at the time, Hubert Wilkins was very famou...Joseph<br /><br />at the time, Hubert Wilkins was very famous. In 1917 he joined the Australian Flying Corps and in 1918 was appointed as an official war photographer. In June 1918 Wilkins was awarded the Military Cross at Ypres. He was immediately promoted and became officer commanding the Photographic Sub-section of the Australian war records unit. <br /><br />But rooster one day, feather duster the next :( I am sad other people claimed credit for his photographs but I am very pleased they have now been re-claimed and published.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16206714986619315222015-11-13T18:36:17.615+11:002015-11-13T18:36:17.615+11:00Jeff Maynard located Wilkins' lost WW1 photos ...Jeff Maynard located Wilkins' lost WW1 photos plus his photos that others have claimed as their own since the war. Have a look for Maynard's book, called The Unseen Anzac.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701188167981018244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77986305794527795012015-04-27T17:23:43.096+10:002015-04-27T17:23:43.096+10:00"Follow the Flag" at NGV Australia featu..."Follow the Flag" at NGV Australia features works by some of Australia’s most well-known artists, such as Arthur Streeton, Russell Drysdale, Albert Tucker, Joy Hester, Sidney Nolan and Max Dupain. And Frank Hurley. Ranging from recruitment posters, to portraiture, to medical sketches, the exhibition comprises a diverse range of works, including paintings, photographs and sculpture.Australian Artists and Warhttp://artsreview.com.au/follow-the-flag-australian-artists-and-war-1914-45/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81232428246086768862012-10-20T15:20:36.397+11:002012-10-20T15:20:36.397+11:00Two years after my article was posted, a new book ...Two years after my article was posted, a new book called Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting has been published. It is available in our public libraries and bookshops.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42709166341145628372011-07-25T20:16:21.293+10:002011-07-25T20:16:21.293+10:00Stephen said...
Good day. Was tempted to post a c...Stephen said...<br /><br />Good day. Was tempted to post a comment to your screed on Hurley's work, but the technicalities were just too daunting. <br /><br />You mentioned Hurley not recording what the Arabs thought of Ottoman defeat. My grandad was in the taking of both Damascus & Jerusalem and he said that the Arabs were positively jubilant, cheering and firing weapons into the air. This was all thanks to Allied propaganda promising them independence after the defeat of the Turks.<br /><br />Of course when push came to shove this was not the case and, strangely enough, the Arabs were not pleased at being lied to and being placed under an even more foreign mandate. Grandpa (Trooper Gordon white, 10th Light Horse) was among a great many Aussies kept back after the war to conduct "police work" in Egypt. Essentially this meant being an occupying force intent on quelling local independence moves. It was almost 1920 before he got home.<br /><br />Regards <br />Stephen <br /><br /><br />Stephen<br />I printed your letter because you had some insights that other people might like to share. <br /><br />I loved the photo that Hurley took of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade Feb 1918, just after capture of Jerusalem in Dec 1917. I know Jewish residents were delighted with the end of Ottoman rule, because I have seen all the cheering-crowd photos and heard all the personal stories.<br /><br />But your grandfather suggested that the Arab residents felt they were conned by the British (and, presumably, by the Australians). That generals and politicians tell lies should not surprise us at all. That photographers didn't photograph the bitterly disappointed response in Damascus is more problematic for us all.<br /><br />Many thanks for sharing. I am grateful.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87691399094081478952011-01-28T10:36:59.274+11:002011-01-28T10:36:59.274+11:00xenophon,
that is quite an insight, and one that ...xenophon,<br /><br />that is quite an insight, and one that I agree with on reflection. After all, what models would artists in the early generations of photography have, except for paintings?<br /><br />Particularly the art of war, which has appeared in paintings (and other media) for centuries.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-67298384780676458802011-01-27T19:24:55.505+11:002011-01-27T19:24:55.505+11:00I like especially "Lighthorseman picking memo...I like especially "Lighthorseman picking memorial flowers". It looks like an impressionist painting. I always thougt that the influence of paintings on photography is largely underestimated.Xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670105499646555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57667160892897322302011-01-27T08:40:10.076+11:002011-01-27T08:40:10.076+11:00Hasan,
Gallipoli was a terrible place, wasn't ...Hasan,<br />Gallipoli was a terrible place, wasn't it. Joe and I tramped all over those rugged Turkish cliffs one year, and we were overwhelmed by the sense of desperation and tragedy on both sides.<br /><br />It was important that after the war, historian Charles Bean and the Australian Historical Mission photographed Gallipoli and documented the war graves there. It was even more important that George Lambert went with the photographers on the mission to create works commissioned by the government for the future Australian War Memorial. <br /><br />But work done by the Australian Historical Mission post-war could never capture the same urgency and immediacy that professionals like Frank Hurley and Hubert Wilkins captured in 1917. Or even amateurs like Jack and Bert Grinton.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81832784616611666452011-01-27T08:30:37.760+11:002011-01-27T08:30:37.760+11:00Hermes,
*nod* noone would listen :( Even after the...Hermes,<br />*nod* noone would listen :( Even after the war, back at home, maimed ex-soldiers were avoided as much as possible. <br /><br />I am glad these exhibitions of World War One photos are being published or are going on nation-wide exhibitions. But I don't think it will influence peoples' thinking about war in general or about modern wars in particular eg Vietnam.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62965888481048429792011-01-26T23:10:59.955+11:002011-01-26T23:10:59.955+11:00Fascinating post Helen.
The battle at Gallipoli ...Fascinating post Helen. <br /><br />The battle at Gallipoli is also very important to Turkish people, and there is some photographic record from that side of the conflict. One of the most haunting images was of the young Turkish boy who was from a nearby village - and with his parents permission helped deliver supplies and load munitions to defend his region from the Anzac forces. <br /><br />As many of us got to see soldiers telling their stories in person or on TV as old men, it is sometimes harder to grasp the terrible toll war has on the youth of all nations involved.<br /><br />You can see this image appended to an ABC Radio national broadcast transcript on 'The Fatal Shore' at <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/perspective/stories/s1432463.htm" rel="nofollow">this link.</a><br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79618466648283010422011-01-26T01:50:02.858+11:002011-01-26T01:50:02.858+11:00I've seen plenty of photos of bodies, so they ...I've seen plenty of photos of bodies, so they did take them Helen, but did people want to see them at the time. I remember my grandfather saying no one wanted to listen when he came home on leave. Is say Afghanistan much different ?Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61059544863644434872011-01-26T01:36:18.700+11:002011-01-26T01:36:18.700+11:00Hermes
Thanks for that. Collective memory is a biz...Hermes<br />Thanks for that. Collective memory is a bizarre thing, especially after such a long time. I remember my grandfather's stories of Egypt and Beersheba in 1916-8 very well indeed but I wonder if younger generations even remember the dates and locations correctly. The War To End All Wars has become just another old series of battles, the start of a whole century of battles. <br /><br />But what images could they show to civilians? - this was the big question facing the photographers.<br />Even http://tinyurl.com/4wzbv4c , not a scene of dead bodies, was an image of blindness, pain and desperate waste.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77836229956874723912011-01-25T17:55:12.513+11:002011-01-25T17:55:12.513+11:00Fascinating. Raises a lot of questions about how p...Fascinating. Raises a lot of questions about how people perceive a war (same today of course) but most of all lets us see the people and their faces.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com