{"id":2917,"date":"2014-10-19T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2013-11-19T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T11:01:51","slug":"remembrance-day-paintings-of-ww1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/history-teachers\/remembrance-day-paintings-of-ww1\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day: Paintings of WW1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/poppy_square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2893\" alt=\"_poppy_square\" src=\"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/poppy_square-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/1_Worksheet.doc\">Paintings of WW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why do governments employ war artists? What makes a great work of art? What is the difference between art and propaganda? Students consider a range of different paintings, compare and contrast findings. My own selection of paintings can be used instead if you prefer:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/GROSZ_the_hero.jpg\">The Hero<\/a> (Grosz) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/NEVINSON_harvest_of_battle.jpg\">Harvest of Battle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/NEVINSON_hospital.jpg\">Hospital<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/NEVINSON_machine_gun.jpg\">Machine Gun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/NEVINSON_Paths-of-Glory.jpg\">Paths of Glory<\/a> (Nevinson) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/ORPEN_unknown_soldier.jpg\">Unknown Soldier<\/a> (Orpen) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/OTTO_DIX_Assault-Under-Gas.jpg\">Assault Under Gas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/OTTO_DIX_cardplayers.jpg\">Card Players<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/OTTO_DIX_Trench-Warfare.jpg\">Trench Warfare<\/a> (Otto Dix) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/PAUL_NASH_we_are_building_a_new_world.gif\">We are Building a New World<\/a> (Nash) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/SARGENT_gassed.jpg\">Gassed<\/a> (Sargent) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/_OTHER\/Paintings\/STAN_SPENCER_resurrection.jpg\">Resurrection in Cookham Churchyard<\/a> (Stanley Spencer).<\/p>\n<p>Part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/free_stuff\/_REMEMBRANCE\/\">comprehensive set of Remembrance materials for every single year group<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paintings of WW1 Why do governments employ war artists? What makes a great work of art? What is the difference between art and propaganda? Students consider a range of different paintings, compare and contrast findings. My own selection of paintings can be used instead if you prefer: The Hero (Grosz) | Harvest of Battle, Hospital,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/history-teachers\/remembrance-day-paintings-of-ww1\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-20th-century","category-history-teachers"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5722,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/igcse-gcse-history\/historiography-of-the-impact-of-ww1-upon-russia\/","url_meta":{"origin":2917,"position":0},"title":"Historiography of the impact of WW1 upon Russia","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"May 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"F. 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