‘Public memory and everyday memorials: work of the Imperial War Graves Commission’

Design for War and Peace: 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference

English - September 30, 2014 15:15 - 23 minutes - 54.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The paper highlights tensions that appeared in the near routine collection of trophies for memorials and the design of war cemeteries between British imperial offices and those of former colonies, particularly Australia’s War Records Section.