Exhibition of World War I

Agencies Published August 9, 2014
American painter John Singer Sargent spent time at the front during World War I and responded with his epic testament to the crimes of war in 1919 with the 20-foot long painting. AP
American painter John Singer Sargent spent time at the front during World War I and responded with his epic testament to the crimes of war in 1919 with the 20-foot long painting. AP
Actor Lew Ayres performs the role of Paul Baumera in the 1930 war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front.” In Erich Maria Remarque's famous anti-war novel “All Quiet On the Western Front” a German soldier rejects his patriotism, abandons his humanity and loses his life. AP
Actor Lew Ayres performs the role of Paul Baumera in the 1930 war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front.” In Erich Maria Remarque's famous anti-war novel “All Quiet On the Western Front” a German soldier rejects his patriotism, abandons his humanity and loses his life. AP
Arnold Greissle-Schoenberg looks at a display about his grandfather, 20th century composer Arnold Schoenberg, during a tour of the University of North Texas Music Library in Denton, Texas. AP
Arnold Greissle-Schoenberg looks at a display about his grandfather, 20th century composer Arnold Schoenberg, during a tour of the University of North Texas Music Library in Denton, Texas. AP
A sculpture by German artist Kaethe Kollwitz, titled “The Mourning Parents” at the World War I Vladslo German Cemetery in Vladslo, Belgium. AP
A sculpture by German artist Kaethe Kollwitz, titled “The Mourning Parents” at the World War I Vladslo German Cemetery in Vladslo, Belgium. AP
A sculpture titled “Soldier's Wives Waving Goodbye” by German artist Kaethe Kollwitz is displayed during an exhibition at the Braem Pavilion at the Middelheim Museum in Wilrijk, Belgium. AP
A sculpture titled “Soldier's Wives Waving Goodbye” by German artist Kaethe Kollwitz is displayed during an exhibition at the Braem Pavilion at the Middelheim Museum in Wilrijk, Belgium. AP
Carl Sandburg's “Four Brothers” hailed the “Ballplayers, lumberjacks, ironworkers, ready in khaki/A million, ten million, singing, 'I am ready.' ” AP
Carl Sandburg's “Four Brothers” hailed the “Ballplayers, lumberjacks, ironworkers, ready in khaki/A million, ten million, singing, 'I am ready.' ” AP
In “A Farewell to Arms,” Ernest Hemingway declared that “Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. ” AP
In “A Farewell to Arms,” Ernest Hemingway declared that “Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. ” AP
“The Dead Stretcher Bearer” by painter Gilbert Rogers during an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. AP
“The Dead Stretcher Bearer” by painter Gilbert Rogers during an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. AP
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's passport dating from World War I on display at Christie's auction house in London. The passport and some 3,000 other items were among Doyle's lost papers that were found in a London law firm's archive where they were stored and forgotten after they were taken from Doyle's writing desk in 1930, following his death. AP
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's passport dating from World War I on display at Christie's auction house in London. The passport and some 3,000 other items were among Doyle's lost papers that were found in a London law firm's archive where they were stored and forgotten after they were taken from Doyle's writing desk in 1930, following his death. AP
In this undated photo provided by the Trustees of the Wilfred Owen Estate and the First World War Poetry Digital Archive, World War I soldier and poet Wilfred Owen poses for a photo in his uniform. AP
In this undated photo provided by the Trustees of the Wilfred Owen Estate and the First World War Poetry Digital Archive, World War I soldier and poet Wilfred Owen poses for a photo in his uniform. AP
This undated photo provided by the Trustees of the Wilfred Owen Estate and the First World War Poetry Digital Archive shows the second page of a draft of the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”, written by World War I soldier and poet Wilfred Owen. AP
This undated photo provided by the Trustees of the Wilfred Owen Estate and the First World War Poetry Digital Archive shows the second page of a draft of the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”, written by World War I soldier and poet Wilfred Owen. AP
A visitor looks at a photo of a graveyard of fallen soldiers during an exhibition of World War I objects at the German Historical Museum in Berlin. At left, is the painting “Armistice Day 1918” by U.S. artist Gifford Beal. AP
A visitor looks at a photo of a graveyard of fallen soldiers during an exhibition of World War I objects at the German Historical Museum in Berlin. At left, is the painting “Armistice Day 1918” by U.S. artist Gifford Beal. AP

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Moiz Omar
Aug 09, 2014 03:45pm
Everybody should read the World War 1 poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.
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sattar rind
Aug 12, 2014 11:47am
nice pictures
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