Art came in several forms during WWI. There was painted art and there was 3D art. Propaganda posters were all painted or drawn and so were pictures of the war that were in newspapers.
Painting and drawings of the war were done by artists who just wanted to use the war as the subject of their paintings and by artists who were hired by different governments to illustrate the war for the public. Trench warfare was a popular theme for painters due to its violent nature. Many of these paintings showed the dead soldiers or the infantry as they charged from their trench. Gas attacks and their victims were also painted as in “Gassed” by John Singer Sargent.
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| "Gassed" |
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Other forms of art during WWI included shell casing ashtrays, helmet lamps, and shell casing vases. Soldiers also etched designs into mess kits and helmets. Handkerchiefs were embroidered with all sorts of depictions of flags and battles. They were popular for soldiers to send home to family and loved ones.
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| shell casing ash tray with match box holder |
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| The Defence of Sanctuary Wood by Kenneth Forbes | |
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| sketch attributed to Otto Dix |
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