BRUSHES WITH WAR
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS OF WORLD WAR I BY THE TROOPSA world class private collection of 325 original works of art by soldiers and sailors of World War I portrays every aspect of the war through the eyes of the troops who served and fought. Emphasis is on the Western Front. The collection includes American, Australian, Austrian, Belgian, British, Canadian, French, German, Italian, and Russian works of art depicting trench, artillery, tank, sea, air and night warfare, POW camps, casualties, hospitals, and much more. The exhibit is seasoned with World War I relics and flags that give further points of contact with the war and highlight the subject matter of the artwork. A unique and colorful look at the grim realities of war.
Anatoly Grishkov
Russian Field Artillery Battery, 1914
Lieutenant John Empson Tindall, British Royal Engineers
Wiring at Neuve Chapelle, 1915 (1 of 7 paintings and drawings by Tindall in the WWHAM collection)
Sous-Lieutenant Roger Gueritot, French Infantry
Raiding a German Trench at Night, 1916
Gunner F. J. Mears, Royal Garrison Artillery
Camouflaged 15" Howitzer, 1916 (1 of 8 paintings by Mears in the WWHAM collection)
R. Quiller-Lane, Royal Navy
British Grand Fleet at Jutland, circa 1916
E. Hunter
The Road to Recovery (wounded French soldiers), 1916
R. Sharrat
British Red Cross Nurse, 1916
Walter Currie, British civilian
Searchlights Over London, 1916
Lieutenant George Arthur Hyde, Royal Flying Corps
Dogfight, 1917
Gunner F. J. Mears, Royal Garrison Artillery
Walking the Plank, circa 1917 (1 of 8 paintings by Mears in the WWHAM collection)
H. Pinggera, Austro-Hungarian Army
Heavy Flame Thrower in Action, 1917 (1 of 8 paintings by Pinggera in the WWHAM collection)
Lieutnant John H. Geiszel, 42nd Rainbow Division
Rainbow Machine Gunners Moving to the Front, 1969
Franz Dudde, Imperial German Artillery
Artillery Battle at Verdun
Several views from the middle of the Brushes With War gallery
