The art collection of the Australian War Memorial started on the battlefields of the First World War. The reality of war inspired the idea for a national war memorial with galleries that would help visitors understand in order to remember.

Today, the Memorial holds over 40,000 works of art that response to the Australian experience of conflict.

Treasures is a showcase of outstanding paintings by some of Australia's most revered artists. Some, including those of official war artists, are eyewitness records. Others express war's aftermath, whether for individuals or the nation. Together, they convey the central importance of war and service to Australian history.

Anthea Gunn - Senior Curator of Art

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• ISBN: 9781921353376
• Format: Soft cover
  
• Pages: 13