"The Best Time of Day"
"Dear Irma, the mail has been delivered. Good cigars. A letter.
But in
the newspaper there is nothing about peace?!
1000 greetings, your Otto."
December 26, 1915
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War,
Postcards from the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War centers on the art created by German and American soldiers on opposite sides of No Man's Land. Hand-painted trench postcards, sketches, ink drawings, and graphic works made by soldiers in the midst of the conflict, juxtaposed with mass-produced postcards and government propaganda, movingly illuminate the personal landscapes and bitter truths of the Great War.
In Washington, D.C. - Aug. 19 - Sept. 27, 2014
In Houston, TX - Oct. 23, 2014 - Feb. 14, 2015
