How did American art influence World War I, and how did World War I influence American artists? Those questions are addressed in a new exhibit opening in May at the Library of Congress.
The exhibit, entitled "World War I: American Artists View the Great War," features numerous materials (like drawings, cartoons, posters, and photographs) from a wide variety of artists. Some were sponsored by the government (like those created through the Committee on Public Information) while others were by private individuals with no government connection.
Included in the collection will by work by James Montgomery Flagg (he of Uncle Sam fame). (Will this particular image be in the exhibit? We'll have to wait and see.)
The Library promises that it will supplement its onsite exhibition in Washington, D.C., with education plans, public programs, and an online exhibit. That online exhibit will be available once the physical exhibit space opens to the public on Sun., 7 May. You can read the press release announcing the exhibit
here.
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Cool new exhibit on World War I at the Library of Congress
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