the art of World War II — Google Arts & Culture
WEBArtist during most wars through history have provided art depicting battle scenes and propaganda, but the art of World War II may be one of the best examples of how war could impact the art...
Art and World War II - Wikipedia
WEBDuring World War II, the relations between art and war can be articulated around two main issues. First, art (and, more generally, culture) found itself at the centre of an ideological war.
Art and the Holocaust — Google Arts & Culture
WEBHere we explore 3 artworks whose stories are emblematic of art in the Holocaust. These works reflect a range of Holocaust experiences and perspectives - from official documentary war painting, to...
The art hidden from Nazi bombs - BBC
WEBApr 16, 2018 · Over 6,500 paintings were stored there, including works by Michelangelo, Rubens, Vermeer and Rembrandt, as well as the Ghent Altarpiece. That they ever made it out is almost miraculous:...
The masterpieces stolen by the Nazis - BBC
WEBNov 25, 2021 · In the opening galleries, we view one extraordinary canvas after another by Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Camille Pissarro and other great European modernist painters...
Artists and Visual Culture in Wartime Europe
WEBLearn how artists during the Holocaust used artwork and visual culture through photographs, drawings and paintings to document and respond to Nazi persecution.
Art of the second world war — Google Arts & Culture
WEBWar inspires art of many forms including propaganda, photographs and paintings depicting the scenes of war. This gallery depicts the many scenes of war from the glorification of generals to the...
The artists who outwitted the Nazis - BBC
WEBFeb 24, 2021 · In the two World Wars, painters were deployed to create optical illusions. Matthew Wilson explores how a camouflage unit and a 'Ghost Army' used misdirection in deception operations that helped...
Monuments Men and Artworks in World War II | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBHonoring the unprecedented and heroic work of the monuments men who protected and safeguarded civilization's most important artistic and cultural treasures during World War II.
Ninety Truckloads of Art: Safeguarding The Met Collection During …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · In a spectacularly organized campaign, The Met transported thousands of irreplaceable artworks out of New York City for safekeeping during World War II. Although this initiative has become a largely forgotten part of the Museum’s wartime history, Met staff were responsible for one of the most complex art evacuations in American history.