sculpture, Peace
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19770315-005
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Event
1914-1919 First World War
1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge
1922-1936 Design and Construction of the Vimy Memorial - 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 243.84 cm, Width 66.04 cm, Depth 83.82 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 Peace
- Additional Information Walter Allward created this plaster model representing peace for the Vimy Memorial, near Arras, France. He intended it, and 19 other figures, including Faith, Justice, Honour, and Charity, to represent the values for which Canadians had fought.