sculpture, Justice
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19770315-006
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Event
1914-1919 First World War
1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge - Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Allward, Walter Seymour
- Date Made 1925-1930
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - France
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Art
- Department Art and Memorials
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1925/01/01
- Latest 1930/12/31
- Materials Plaster, Chicken wire, Wood, Burlap
- Measurements Height 241.3 cm, Width 59.69 cm, Depth 68.58 cm
- Caption The Vimy Memorial Sculptures
- Additional Information Canadian Walter Allward created these plaster sculptures as part of his design for the Vimy Memorial in France. There are twenty figures altogether, seventeen of which are in the collection of the Canadian War Museum. The statues symbolize the values defended and the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers in the First World War.
- Caption Justice
- Additional Information Plaster model created by Walter Allward between 1925 and 1930 and used by stonemasons in the construction of the Vimy Memorial in France. The figure of Justice leans her forehead against a sword hilt. The Canadian War Museum has 17 of the 20 original plaster figures created by Allward as part of his design.