Terry_Reeves Posted 24 February , 2005 Share Posted 24 February , 2005 This site may be of interest to forum members. JM's World War One Sketch Book Terry Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 24 February , 2005 Share Posted 24 February , 2005 These are marvellous. Thanks, Terry Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Nice find Terry Well worth a look Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Burgoyne Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Thanks Terry for pointing out this site, it Well worth a look. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Sunflower posted this link http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/memoir/docs/51st/51st1.htm some time ago ... I remember being very impressed at the time. Given the current 'art' interest on the forum, I thought some of the new members might like a peek at these! Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 25 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2005 A thought just struck me. Can we identify JM? We know that he was in the RHA/RFA and that there are clues to locations. If he was an OR, that would be very difficult, but if he was an officer, it would narrow the field down a bit. Terry Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Burgoyne Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 Hi Des I missed that link first time round, the art work is great but also the history that goes with many of the works is of great value. Interesting to look at Pheasant Farm and Trench, the 6/K.S.L.I. were a stones throw away to the left of this trench and their outpost line was almost leave with the farm. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 I was most impressed! And this one particularly struck me. Surely it`s a coloured British soldier (Kings Own?) and treated in a matter of fact manner, which gives the impression it was not an uncommon sight. Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkristof Posted 25 February , 2005 Share Posted 25 February , 2005 I am a bit disapointed that the Belgians are so many times confused with French... But Great images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 I love them...... not that I'd know anything about art tho.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 I just had a look on the CWGC and there is a J nichols listed with the actual number how amazing: the artists original: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 CWGC listing: In Memory of Private J NICOL 22224, 17th Bn., Royal Scots who died on 18 October 1918 Son of Mr. J. Nicol, of Alexandra Buildings, View Glen, Aberdeen. Remembered with honour DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/casualty_...casualty=163208 How amazing to know what his temporary marker looked like, something I'm sure his parents would have liked to have kept. Soren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 this archive is absolutely facinating, many thanks Terry for posting the link.... this image got me going, is it the Menin Road being hidden? just noticed in the bottom right he has named it as international corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 Terry, these are terrific, thank you. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 Can anyone identify this aircraft? Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 I know my Fokker's and it ain't one of them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 This poor soldier looks as if he is wearing shorts. Surely not. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 This one didn't make any sense to me. How is it a Boche Victory, because they killed the horse? What kind of wagon is that? What is under it? It looks like a carosel horse inside. Like I said, this one just doesn't make any sense. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 26 February , 2005 Share Posted 26 February , 2005 What I have also noticed is that the majority of his subjects have adult caucasian features. These Chinese works look more American colonial than Chinese. In The Exodus from Abelee the children all have adult faces. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 26 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 26 February , 2005 It is not just the illustrations in themselves that make the pictures interesting. Some of the pictures are actually sending a message. Take a look at the illustration of the black soldier with the white woman again, in particular the wording and the sign above the man's shoulder. For Robbie - short trousers were quite common on the Western Front, particularly during the summer months. They also helped to keep instances of lice infestestation down. For Andy - I think the picture with the dead horse is likely to be allegorical, although it appears to have been taken from a real situation. Something along the lines that civilians suffered to. The carousel horses appear to have some significance, but only the artist could have told us what. The more you look at them, the more fascinating they become. Terry Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Burgoyne Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 Some of the pictures are actually sending a message. No dowt he is trying to send messages, just look at JM0121 & 22. And 24 he is taking the Piss out of someone for sure. Some of the messages are hard to work out. Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 I much prefer the directly drawn images, something I would have loved to have been able to do myself. although I don't feel that I'd have the moral fiber to be under fire like this chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 Sunflower posted this link http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/memoir/docs/51st/51st1.htm some time ago ... I remember being very impressed at the time. Given the current 'art' interest on the forum, I thought some of the new members might like a peek at these! Des Thabks for the link again, I've just gone through Fred A Farrell's drawings, I really like these too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Burgoyne Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 I like this one, on message just art, I just love the blue in this picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 27 February , 2005 Share Posted 27 February , 2005 I think the picture with the dead horse is likely to be allegorical, although it appears to have been taken from a real situation. Something along the lines that civilians suffered to. The carousel horses appear to have some significance, but only the artist could have told us what. The more you look at them, the more fascinating they become. Terry The carousel was often used by artists, as a symbol of the cycle of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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