| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90763 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 30.0 x 29.4 x 18.0 cm |
| Object type | Sculpture |
| Physical description | plaster |
| Maker |
Bowles, Leslie Ewers, Raymond Boultwood |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c. 1939 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Bearded dragon gargoyle
Description
This plaster model for a gargoyle depicts the head of a bearded dragon. The plaster model was created in the studio of William Leslie Bowles in Melbourne with the assistance of sculptor, Ray Ewers. In 1940 and 1941 the plaster cast was used as the template for a stonemason to carve an in-situ sandstone gargoyle in the cloisters of the Commemorative Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. There is a hole in the mouth of the bearded dragon to allow for a water spout. plaster cast reinforced with fibre, watercolour wash and pencil grid marks