Artists

Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted heroic military leaders and romanticized battles, done long after the fact, far from the battlefield. The First World War marked a turning point with the appearance of artwork intended to capture the moment in a realistic way, by first-hand participants.

https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/artist-soldiers

Online activity and discussion, built around artwork of U.S. troops arriving in France.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/artists-document-world-war-i