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Sculpture of the Western Front
November 2, 2017 | Comments Off on Sculpture of the Western Front | Betsy Woodman
A few more photos from my recent trip to the Western Front. After World War I, sculptors memorialized the people who had been swept up in the cataclysm.
Those who fought:
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- St. Julien Canadian Memorial at Vancouver Corner, Ypres Salient, Belgium
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- Highlander, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Site, Somme department, France
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- “Iron Mike,” Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial at Belleau Wood, France
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- Anglo-Belgian Memorial, Brussels
And those who grieved:
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- Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France
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- Vimy Memorial
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- Grieving Parents, by Kathe Kollwitz, Vladslo German War Cemetery, near Diksmuide, Belgium
The “iron harvest” of shells provides materials for newer yet still anguished work.
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- Sculpture from shell casings, Yser Tower Memorial and Museum, Diksmuide, Belgium
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- Casings and head
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- Casings, helmet, and doves
Photos Betsy Woodman
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