The tradition & historical record
2 min read · 2 sourcesThe Anzac Square mosaic mural is a glass mosaic mural beneath the Shrine of Remembrance, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed and executed by Brisbane artist and dentist, Don Ross (1917–2015), in 1959, and is the centrepiece of the World War II Memorial Galleries. Ross's mosaic is an abstract allusion to death and redemption, depicting three naked figures and a soul-like fourth ascending towards a stylised vision of heaven from a rocky outcrop. One figure lies prostrate on the rocks, the others are being drawn towards a burst of light. The form of this mural is considered to reflect the penetration of modern principles of design into traditional forms of commemoration. The mosaic measures 8 by 2.5 metres (26.2 ft × 8.2 ft), and is made of 140,000 hand-cut 'fractured-face' Venetian glass tiles, known as tessere, chosen for their light-reflecting qualities. The only larger mosaic in Queensland is the abstract glass mosaic on the western wall of the extension of the old State Library building in William Street, measuring 20.7 by 4.4 metres (222.8 ft × 47.3 ft), designed by artist Lindsay Edward (1919–2007) in 1958. Ross's mosaic was commissioned by the Queensland Patriotic Fund in 1959 to commemorate those Queenslanders who served in the Second World War, abroad and on the home front. 1
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Anzac Square mosaic mural is mural at Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane, Australia, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2