Art in the Trenches: Unofficial Art of the First World War

Authors

Tim Clarke

Abstract

Abstract: Scholarship in recent decades focusing on soldier experiences of the First World War have largely ignored soldier-produced artworks as access points into the experience of modern warfare. Though there has been work on official war artists and post-war artworks of soldiers turned artists, artwork produced during service in a non-official capacity has only featured in art history, where the artwork and artists feature as subjects, rather than as sources for understanding their experiences that contextualize their work. This paper makes a historiographical case for exploring this source-base, while also analyzing several selected works from unofficial First World War artists.

Recommended Citation

Clarke, Tim "Art in the Trenches: Unofficial Art of the First World War." Canadian Military History 27, 2 (2018)