relief sculpture, Canada's Golgotha
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19710261-0797
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Wood, Francis Derwent
- Date Made 1918
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Art
- Department Art and Memorials
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1918/01/01
- Latest 1918/12/31
- Inscription DERWENT WOOD 1918
- Materials Bronze
- Service Component Canadian Expeditionary ForceImperial German Army
- Person / Institution Subject, Band, Sergeant Harry
- Measurements Height 83.0 cm, Width 63.5 cm
- Caption Canada's Golgotha
- Additional Information During the Second Battle of Ypres, rumours circulated that a Canadian soldier had been crucified on a Belgian barn door, a story the Germans denounced as propaganda. Whether truth or fiction, Canada's Golgotha illustrates the intensity of wartime myths and imagery. The crucifixion remains unproven.