Understanding the Political Messages in Art
City Journal Arts Music Culture
The trauma of World War I supplied the impetus for a wealth of art, literature and music. From Wilfred Owen’s harrowing poem Dulce et Decorum Est to the works of artist Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, the pieces produced throughout this period have left an indelible mark on our cultural panorama Art & Music News. To commemorate the Armistice Centenary, we ask three Arts Society Lecturers to share their favourite pieces of art, literature and music that had been formed by, or created in response to, the terrors of this conflict.
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