Alun Leach-Jones Atlantic 1973 screenprint National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Alun Leach-Jones Untitled 1976 collage of colored papers National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Alun Leach-Jones Collage ca. 1978 collage of colored papers Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Australia |
Alun Leach-Jones New England Night 1997 screenprint National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Eugène Grasset Encre L. Marquet 1892 lithograph (advertising poster) Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin |
Eugène Grasset Salon des Cent 1894 hand-colored lithograph and pochoir (proof of poster before lettering) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Eugène Grasset La Vitrioleuse ca. 1896 hand-colored lithograph and pochoir National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Eugène Grasset La Morphinomane 1897 lithograph Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
Cyril Edward Power The Tube Staircase 1929 linocut National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Cyril Edward Power The Eight 1930 linocut National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Cyril Edward Power Whence and Whither? ca. 1930 linocut National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Cyril Edward Power The Trio ca. 1935 linocut Art-Gallery-of-Greater-Victoria-British-Columbia |
Bill Henson Untitled (Image no. 1441) ca. 1980-82 gelatin silver print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Bill Henson Untitled 1983 gelatin silver print Art-Gallery-of-New-South-Wales-Sydney |
Bill Henson Untitled ca. 1980-82 gelatin silver print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Bill Henson Untitled ca. 1980-82 gelatin silver print Queensland-Art-Gallery-Brisbane |
O What Is That Sound
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning?
Only their usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling?
Perhaps a change in their orders, dear.
Why are you kneeling?
O haven't they stopped for the doctor's care,
Haven't they reined their horses, their horses?
Why, they are none of them wounded, dear,
None of these forces.
O is it the parson they want, with white hair,
Is it the parson, is it, is it?
No, they are passing his gateway, dear,
Without a visit.
O it must be the farmer who lives so near.
It must be the farmer so cunning, so cunning?
They have passed the farmyard already, dear,
And now they are running.
O where are you going? Stay with me here!
Were the vows you swore deceiving, deceiving?
No, I promised to love you, dear,
But I must be leaving.
O it's broken the lock and splintered the door,
O it's the gate where they're turning, turning,
O it's the gate where they're turning, turning,
Their boots are heavy on the floor
And their eyes are burning.
– W.H. Auden (1932)