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World War I Sketchbook

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The University of Victoria has posted a sketchbook created by a British soldier stationed in Belgium and France during World War I. It’s a revealing look at the war, and it’s fascinating to see the urgency of some of the pieces next to the more refined and polished drawings. It also raises a question: where are the sketchbooks being created on-site by today’s soldier-artists? (Via Amy Crehore)

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  • t8trtot

    I’m a vet myself. I’ve always been intrigued by war artists. I have several books, “They Drew Fire” is a good one. There’s been a recent show by a combat artist from the current conflict in Iraq. I believe he’s had a show at the Pritzker War Institute here in Chicago. Can’t recall his name. There’s also a woman that covered the Faulklands War through sketches.
    That’s all I got.

  • t8trtot

    I’m a vet myself. I’ve always been intrigued by war artists. I have several books, “They Drew Fire” is a good one. There’s been a recent show by a combat artist from the current conflict in Iraq. I believe he’s had a show at the Pritzker War Institute here in Chicago. Can’t recall his name. There’s also a woman that covered the Faulklands War through sketches.
    That’s all I got.

  • http://www.leasticoulddo.com/ lartist

    I once had a friend share drawings her father did during WWII with me. He was stationed in the Pacific and would write home with cartoons instead of letters. Despite most of the gags (an effort to keep the family from worrying too much) , there were the occasional moments of real drama that his cartoons couldn’t conceal, like battles with Japanese and discovering weapons caches and the like. Unfortunately, I doubt she could be persuaded to publish them as they were so personal to the family. They were amazing.

    Wonderful stuff. Thank you for the link.

  • http://www.leasticoulddo.com lartist

    I once had a friend share drawings her father did during WWII with me. He was stationed in the Pacific and would write home with cartoons instead of letters. Despite most of the gags (an effort to keep the family from worrying too much) , there were the occasional moments of real drama that his cartoons couldn’t conceal, like battles with Japanese and discovering weapons caches and the like. Unfortunately, I doubt she could be persuaded to publish them as they were so personal to the family. They were amazing.

    Wonderful stuff. Thank you for the link.

  • http://chrislowrance.net/ Chris Lowrance

    I’m listening to a Marine soldier-artist right now on my local NPR station. He’s on “The Story,” which I’m sure you could get as a podcast from wunc.org.

  • http://chrislowrance.net Chris Lowrance

    I’m listening to a Marine soldier-artist right now on my local NPR station. He’s on “The Story,” which I’m sure you could get as a podcast from wunc.org.

  • grrrl1der726

    There’s a show in NYC coming up soon.
    http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sa/index.jsp?sid0=201&page_id=482&event_id=718
    I work for an events company, and that just came in today.

  • grrrl1der726

    There’s a show in NYC coming up soon.
    http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sa/index.jsp?sid0=201&page_id=482&event_id=718
    I work for an events company, and that just came in today.