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THE GREAT WAR: Printmakers of World War I
July 28, 2014 – November 10, 2014
This exhibition marks the centenary of the start of World War I -- July 28, 1914 -- which involved more than 40 nations before the conflict ended on November 11, 1918.For the first time, efficient, mechanized, and chemical weapons -- a horrific product of the growing industrialization of Europe -- barraged soldiers and civilians from land, air, and sea, producing an unprecedented nine million casualties and devastation.
Rather than presenting a chronology of events, this exhibition focuses on how artists -- many of whom witnessed combat firsthand as official War Artists -- represent the moods and transformative experiences particular to this global conflict. The European and American printmakers included here created an invaluable visual record of the war as conducted on the frontlines and the mobilized home front.
This exhibition is dedicated to all who have been affected by war. |