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James Wieneke (1906-1981) was well-known in Queensland art circles from the 1930s to the 70s, even serving as Director of the Queensland Art Gallery (1967-74). During the Second World War (1939-45), he became a sergeant in the Field Engineers of the Australian Army. He not only saw deadly action in New Guinea and witnessed the Japanese surrender, but also drew and wrote about his military life. After the war, Wieneke morally and materially supported William Bolton’s establishment of the Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection. The wartime artworks in this exhibition are part of that collection.

Exhibition on display 18 April to 16 July 2017.

Image: James WIENEKE / Infantry attacking Malaba Garden n.d. [c1945] / pen and wash drawing / 31.9 x 45.7cm / Lionel Lindsay Gallery and Library Collection 450