BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Sheridan-Kalorama -- Woodrow Wilson House -- Exhibit: War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I

DC -- Sheridan-Kalorama -- Woodrow Wilson House -- Exhibit: War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I:

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Description of Pictures: War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage during World War I
Opens to the public on Friday, April 10, 2015
The First World War broke upon the world without precedent. The tragedy involved not only human casualties but also the damage and destruction of cultural heritage, including works of art and architecture. This photographic exhibition illustrates the Italian people’s struggle to protect their cultural patrimony from the ravages of war. Poignant images display efforts to sandbag and board up architectural and artistic treasures. Prompted by the destruction of World War I, the League of Nations created the International Museum Office to oversee the protection of material culture in the global community. One hundred years later, these photographs not only document early preservation efforts, but have also become works of art in their own right. They remind us of an enduring struggle that transcends time and cultures: to save the highest expressions of the human spirit from the destruction and savagery of war.
This exhibition has been organized by Istituto Per La Storia Del Risorgimento Italiano, Roma, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington D.C., with support from the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
“We very much wanted to bring these images to Washington, DC. To honor the memory and commitment of those who a century ago, as done today in many areas of conflict, defended beauty and culture from the horrors of devastation. It’s a story that must not be forgotten. I hope that many representing the younger generations will go and see the exhibit at the President Woodrow Wilson House, which bears the name of a leader who built peace.”
-- The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero.

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1. WILITA_150509_001.JPG: War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage during World War I
2. WILITA_150509_005.JPG: War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage during World War I The Great War: World War One broke upon the world without precedent. The tools of the Industrial Revolution were turned fully for the first time to the task of war and they were horribly effective in their work. The war brought military and civilian casualties on a scale never before witnesses. It is estimated that, before the guns were silenced by the Armistice in 1918, over 16 million lives were lost to the war. As we acknowledge upcoming centennials of the War, the faces of those who were lost or wounded transcend time and space to remind us of their silence. We Remember: Millions of people came out to greet President Wilson when he came to Europe to attend the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Throngs of people filled streets and plazas to cheer him as he visited the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Italy on his trip. In Rome he spoke to the public and met with King Victor Emmanuel III. Several Italian cities, including Rome and Florence, awarded Woodrow Wilson with honorary citizenship. Remembering these events may help us to recapture the joy and relief that seized the world on that Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. The Tragedy: World War One included not only human casualties but also the damage and destruction of cities, towns, great buildings, gardens, statues, libraries, museums and the works of art within them. The destruction was so vast and great that the League of Nations created the International Museum Office to oversee the protection of material culture in the global community. Soon after its creation, the Office approved a resolution "declaring that the conservation of monuments and art is of interest to the community of states that protect civilization." By declaring that member countries needed to protect each other's cultural heritage, this Office represents an unprecedented attempt at international collaboration in the arts. The devastation of World War One influenced the growing professionalism of the conservation field and thus the modern museum. One hundred years later, these photographs not only document early preservation efforts, but have also become works of art in their own right.
3. WILITA_150509_011.JPG: An Italian sentry, 1916-1918
4. WILITA_150509_015.JPG: (January 3, 1919) Hoping to hear President Wilson's scheduled address, a large crowd gathers around the Victor Emmanuel Monument in the Piazza Venezia, Rome.
5. WILITA_150509_018.JPG: Painting of the Spanish Steps in Rome. It was given to the Wilsons by the Italian government in 1919.
6. WILITA_150509_021.JPG: The bronze horses of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice arriving at the railway station in Rome Rome, 1917
7. WILITA_150509_027.JPG: The Fountain of Neptune with the final anti-aircraft protective casing Bologna, 1916
8. WILITA_150509_035.JPG: Church of St. Francis, military occupation Bologna, 1916
9. WILITA_150509_045.JPG: Basilica of St. Anthony with protective anti-aircraft casing Padua, 1917-1918
10. WILITA_150509_049.JPG: Anti-aircraft structure to protect the facade of St. Mark's Basilica Venice, 1918
11. WILITA_150509_054.JPG: Anti-aircraft protection of the facade of St. Mark's Basilica Venice, 1915-1916
12. WILITA_150509_059.JPG: Courtyard of Palazzo Ducale, preparatory work to protect two well-curbs Venice, 1916
13. WILITA_150509_064.JPG: Church of Sts. John & Paul, oculus of the Chapel of St. Dominic after removal of the canvases with The Glory of St. Dominic by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Venice, 1915-1916
14. WILITA_150509_069.JPG: Palazzo Ducale, The Doge's apartment, anti-aircraft protection of the sixteenth-century fireplace designed by the Lombardo bottega Venice, 1916
15. WILITA_150509_076.JPG: Anti-aircraft protection inside the Scrovegni Chapel painted by Giotto Padua, 1918
16. WILITA_150509_083.JPG: Palazzo Ducale, Hall of the Senate, preparatory work to protect the artworks Venice, 1916
17. WILITA_150509_093.JPG: Scuola Grande di San Rocco, removal of The Crucifixion by Jacopo Tintoretto with a special device to place it on rollers Venice, 1915
18. WILITA_150509_098.JPG: The monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni transferred to Palazzo Venezia in Rome Rome, 1917
19. WILITA_150509_107.JPG: Transportation of the gypsum statue of George Washington by Canova after the museum was bombed Possagno (Province of Treviso), 1918
20. WILITA_150509_112.JPG: Transportation of the gypsum statue of George Washington by Canova after the museum was bombed Possagno (Province of Treviso), 1918
21. WILITA_150509_121.JPG: Gabriele D'Annunzio with his legionaries Fiume, 1918-1919
22. WILITA_150509_124.JPG: Inside the Canova Gypsum Museum after the bombing Possagno (Province of Treviso), 1918
23. WILITA_150509_129.JPG: Transfer of the bronze horses from St. Mark's Basilica in Venice Padua, 1916
24. WILITA_150509_137.JPG: St. Mark's Basilica, removal of the bronze horses from the facade Venice, 1915-1916
25. WILITA_150509_141.JPG: St. Mark's Basilica, removal of the bronze horses on the facade Venice, 1915
26. WILITA_150509_152.JPG: Inside the Canova Gypsum Museum after the bombing Possagno (Province of Treviso), 1918
27. WILITA_150509_159.JPG: War & Art This exhibition was organized by Istituto per La Storia Del Risorgimento Italiano, Roma and the Embassy of Italy, Washington DC, with support from the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
28. WILITA_150509_178.JPG: The Martyrdom of Monuments 1918
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