Russell Clark

Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1905, d.1966

Listener book review: Lions led by asses

  • Ink
  • Presented by Rosalie Archer
  • 193 x 360mm
  • 80/36:17-19

Tags: animals, horses (animals), people (agents), soldiers, spears (weapons), wars

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An illustration to accompany a review of 'The Reason Why' by Cecil Woodham-Smith which appeared in 'New Zealland Listene', 19 March 1954, page 12.

The book is a study of the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade, part of the Battle of Balaclava, during the Crimean War. The title is making reference to Tennyson's poem which includes the line 'Theirs not to reason why'.

Exhibition History

Russell Clark At eight o’clock on a frosty morning it would be there, warmed and ticking over. Presented by Rosalie Archer
Russell Clark Illustrations
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The Drawing Collection

The Drawing Collection

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū's Drawing Collection significantly expanded in the late 1970s, when a conscious effort was made to purchase works on paper from the varied disciplines of drawing. Prior to this, drawings came into the Gallery Collection via gifts or bequests, such as three illustrations by British/French artist George Du Maurier, gifted in 1934 by the Trustees of the artist.