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World War I was unique for the art it inspired, and for the art's disillusion with war itself; winners and losers both despaired.
World War I soldiers created underground art in the trenches. Trapped in beneath the ground by trench warfare, the soldiers of the Great War left their mark in subterranean works of art.
How did Renaissance masterpieces survive the carnage of World War II? Noah Charney on America’s art historian war heroes.
High-minded exhortations aside, the making of art out of war must also be, by necessity, a propaganda mission, to justify the effort and expense. The World War II combat artists would, implicitly ...
“You see it in the World War I drawings — funny soldiers with funny postures and interesting looks on their faces and interesting situations. It’s not classic combat art.
Katy Textor, producer. Two years ago, German authorities conducting a routine tax investigation stumbled on the largest trove of missing art since the end of World War II.
NYC's Jewish Museum exhibit, "Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art" (through January 9) shows art Nazis stole during the Holocaust.
LIFESTYLE World War I monument to be unveiled across from White House this fall: 'Sacred art' Bronx-based sculptor reveals creative process behind bronze memorial depicting ‘A Soldier’s Journey’ ...
During World War II, aircraft nose art was more than decoration - it was identity, morale, and memory. Each painted plane carried stories of courage, humor, and heartbreak. In this episode, we ...
A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art examines how artistic expression evolved throughout the war years and the postwar period ...
When Capt. Art Palmer, 103, talks about his service during World War II, he leans forward in his chair, his voice intensifies, and his hands fidget, like he’s back in combat.