Trench Art (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
A look at the items crafted by soldiers, prisoners, and civilians from war waste and other items during World War I and the years leading to World War II.
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel...
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel...
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A look at the items crafted by soldiers, prisoners, and civilians from war waste and other items during World War I and the years leading to World War II.
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood-all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling array of objects made from the waste of war, in particular the Great War of 1914-1918 and the inter-war years. And they are now the subject of Nicholas Saunders's pioneering study.
Saunders reveals the lost world of trench art, for every piece relates to the story of the momentous experience of its maker-whether front-line soldier, prisoner of war, or civilian refugee. The objects resonate with the alternating terror and boredom of war, and those created by the prisoners symbolize their struggle for survival in the camps. Many of these items were poignant souvenirs bought by battlefield pilgrims between 1919 and 1939 and kept brightly polished on mantelpieces, often for a lifetime.
Nicholas Saunders investigates their origins and how they were made, exploring their personal meaning and cultural significance. He also offers an important categorization of types which will be a useful guide for collectors.
Praise for Trench Art
"The array of art created from a combination of terror and boredom is astonishing. Nicholas writes knowledgeably and movingly on his subjects, and the photos and layout are first class." -Steve Earles, Hellbound.ca
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood-all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling array of objects made from the waste of war, in particular the Great War of 1914-1918 and the inter-war years. And they are now the subject of Nicholas Saunders's pioneering study.
Saunders reveals the lost world of trench art, for every piece relates to the story of the momentous experience of its maker-whether front-line soldier, prisoner of war, or civilian refugee. The objects resonate with the alternating terror and boredom of war, and those created by the prisoners symbolize their struggle for survival in the camps. Many of these items were poignant souvenirs bought by battlefield pilgrims between 1919 and 1939 and kept brightly polished on mantelpieces, often for a lifetime.
Nicholas Saunders investigates their origins and how they were made, exploring their personal meaning and cultural significance. He also offers an important categorization of types which will be a useful guide for collectors.
Praise for Trench Art
"The array of art created from a combination of terror and boredom is astonishing. Nicholas writes knowledgeably and movingly on his subjects, and the photos and layout are first class." -Steve Earles, Hellbound.ca
Autoren-Porträt von Nicholas Saunders
Nicholas J. Saunders was educated at the universities of Sheffield, Cambridge, and Southampton. He has held teaching and research positions at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the University of the West Indies, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C., and at University College London, where he was Reader in Material Culture and undertook a major British Academy sponsored investigation into the material culture anthropology of the First World War. As of 2014 Saunders is Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol,
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nicholas Saunders
- 2011, 160 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- ISBN-10: 1783461233
- ISBN-13: 9781783461233
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.12.2011
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