tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8610293907752886906..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: George Lambert: Australian WW1 artistHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-22460229796961274542010-01-31T18:59:30.809+11:002010-01-31T18:59:30.809+11:00Of all the places on earth that could have been ma...Of all the places on earth that could have been made into a Peace Park, Gallipoli is the one that stood most for relentless and useless massacres. Teenage boys on both sides crawled out of the trenches and ran, knowingly, into machine guns and certain death.<br /><br />When we visited the trenches of Gallipoli, I was blown away by the irony and perversity of the choice.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83841506573954542422010-01-31T18:49:32.150+11:002010-01-31T18:49:32.150+11:00"I find it ironic, and satisfying, that the a..."I find it ironic, and satisfying, that the area is now part of the Gallipoli Peninsula Peace Park."<br /><br />This is not irony. Irony is when an action has the opposite effect of its intended purpose.<br /><br />The Gallipoli Peninsula Peace Park was founded specifically to commemorate and remember the tragedy of the famous battle.tonicboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391112067192306585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-82156766599177475482009-12-07T12:14:12.454+11:002009-12-07T12:14:12.454+11:00Thank you very much for this excellent post, Hels....Thank you very much for this excellent post, Hels. I am learning so much about Art History from your blog!<br /><br />I have to admit that I didn't know very much about George Lambert - he is certainly very interesting. Is the book by his wife worth reading?Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70820660098306744592009-12-06T16:52:08.401+11:002009-12-06T16:52:08.401+11:00There's also a pretty decent biography by Andr...There's also a pretty decent biography by Andrew Motion. The Lamberts: George, Constant and Kit.<br /><br />George Lambert's First World War service record is also available online at the National Archives of Australia - dovetails nicely as background for his war related work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com