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New Zealand War Art

Another beautiful example of public historical archives being returned to the people through the Internet.

The National Collection of War Art is composed of about 1,500 artworks, including portraits, battle scenes, landscapes and abstracts, depicting those who served New Zealand in times of war, and the arenas in which they served.

It includes both official pieces of war art, by artists formally commissioned by the New Zealand government, and other unofficial art works that were acquired by or donated to the collection.

The featured lithograph is called On the railways – engine and carriage cleaners, 1917 by by Archibald Standish-Hartrick.

Also of interest:
Willie & Joe, by Bill Mauldin

  • carolines

    thanks for posting this! saludos desde chile

  • carolines

    thanks for posting this! saludos desde chile

  • http://users.rio.com/bamm/illustrationISM/others.html illustrationISM

    (from the official site/link) They’re great!
    they remind me of a mix of rosie the riveter
    and the cccp propaganda posters.
    all countries, in the time of war,
    have a lot of their artists ‘propogate’!

    mark jaquette @
    illustrationism &
    bammgraphics

  • http://users.rio.com/bamm/illustrationISM/others.html illustrationISM

    (from the official site/link) They’re great!
    they remind me of a mix of rosie the riveter
    and the cccp propaganda posters.
    all countries, in the time of war,
    have a lot of their artists ‘propogate’!

    mark jaquette @
    illustrationism &
    bammgraphics