The Great War and The Great War and Cultural MemoryCultural Memory

CenotaphCenotaph

The Cenotaph in WhitehallThe Cenotaph in Whitehall

Remembrance poppiesRemembrance poppies

John McCrae: „In Flanders Fields”John McCrae: „In Flanders Fields”

In Flanders fields the poppies blowIn Flanders fields the poppies blow      Between the crosses, row on row,      Between the crosses, row on row,   That mark our place; and in the sky   That mark our place; and in the sky   The larks, still bravely singing, fly   The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,   Loved and were loved, and now we lie   Loved and were loved, and now we lie         In Flanders fields.         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwTo you from failing hands we throw   The torch; be yours to hold it high.   The torch; be yours to hold it high.   If ye break faith with us who die   If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow         In Flanders fields.         In Flanders fields.

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the SommeThiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

ThiepvalThiepval

Tyne Cot cemeteryTyne Cot cemetery

Menin Gate (Ypres)Menin Gate (Ypres)

Menin GateMenin Gate

Menin Gate (inside of the earch)Menin Gate (inside of the earch)

War memorial War memorial (Aldeburgh, (Aldeburgh, Suffolk)Suffolk)

David Jones: David Jones: Soldier in Soldier in TrenchTrench

Sir William Sir William Orpen:Orpen:

Soldiers Resting Soldiers Resting at the Frontat the Front

Orpen:Orpen:

Thinker on the Thinker on the ButteButte

Claude Shepperson: An Advanced Dressing Claude Shepperson: An Advanced Dressing StationStation

Muirhead Bone: Inside the Main Dressing StationMuirhead Bone: Inside the Main Dressing Station

Eric Kennington: Gassed and WoundedEric Kennington: Gassed and Wounded

Richard Nevinson: La patrieRichard Nevinson: La patrie

Nevinson: The Underground WarNevinson: The Underground War

Richard Nevinson: Paths of GloryRichard Nevinson: Paths of Glory

David Jones:David Jones:

In ParenthesisIn Parenthesis

(frontispiece)(frontispiece)

John Singer Sargent. GassedJohn Singer Sargent. Gassed

Eric Eric Kennington:Kennington:

Making Making Soldiers (The Soldiers (The Gas Mask)Gas Mask)

Percy Smith: Men in Gas MasksPercy Smith: Men in Gas Masks

Nevinson: French Troops RestingNevinson: French Troops Resting

Nevinson:Column on MarchNevinson:Column on March

Nevinson: Returning to the TrenchesNevinson: Returning to the Trenches

Richard Nevinson: Night ArrivalsRichard Nevinson: Night Arrivals

Paul Nash: Ypres Salient at Night Paul Nash: Ypres Salient at Night

Wyndham Lewis: A Battery ShelledWyndham Lewis: A Battery Shelled

Wyndham Lewis:Wyndham Lewis:

Cover of the war Cover of the war issue of issue of BlastBlast

Paul Nash: Menin RoadPaul Nash: Menin Road

Richard Nevinson: After a PushRichard Nevinson: After a Push

William Orpen: ZonnebekeWilliam Orpen: Zonnebeke

Paul Nash: We Are Making a New WorldPaul Nash: We Are Making a New World

From Abel Gance: From Abel Gance: J’accuseJ’accuse

J’accuseJ’accuse

Percy Smith: Death AwedPercy Smith: Death Awed

Percy Smith: Death PondersPercy Smith: Death Ponders

Percy Smith: Death RefusesPercy Smith: Death Refuses

Otto Dix: Der Krieg tryptich (1929-32)Otto Dix: Der Krieg tryptich (1929-32)