Essay On Fred Leist's Image On The Right

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Source 2-Analysis Origin The image on the right was created by Australian artist Fred Leist. The image was created in 1921, in United Kingdom. Type The image on the right is an oil on canvas painting that has been framed. Audience The Australian artist to capture the scene of Lone Pine for the Australian people created the painting. The painting depicts the scene so realisitilty the Australian people and families can visualise the brave and courage of the soldiers and the conditions in which there ‘boys’ and loved ones fought in. the painting is intended for the visuallyiscan but can also be useful to those studying and investigating the war. Motive The reason behind the creation of this painting is mainly for the Australian people. The Australian people (as mentioned above) are able to see how there people and loved ones fought in the war and was created specifically for those whose family and relatives were fighting in the Battle of Lone Pine as well as other battles in Gallipoli. Other motives that lead to the …show more content…

This can therefore be argued as reliable. It can also be argued that the source is unreliable as it shows only ones impression of the battle. Overall, the painting can be considered as reliable as it was created to show the Australian people and families where and how their family and/or relatives fought in the battle and other battles as well as to record the actions of the Australian soldier on the war front. The painting is likely to contain some bias as it was also created to show the atrocities of war but can be considered as more reliable than other sources of the same battle that may have been created a longer time after the battle by those that were not present at the battle or that hold a biased view against the battle and the Turkish

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