Brothers in arms

Category

Library Item

Item no

33450

Title

Brothers in arms

Description

"France, America, and England."

"Lafayette, we are here" - General John Pershing's first words on French soil."

Artist / maker

Raemaekers, Louis

Date

1919

Size

33.2 x 25.6 cm

Type

Chromolithograph

Location

Art and Design Library

Copyright

Louis Raemaekaers' drawings are reproduced by kind permission of the Louis Raemaekers Foundation.

The United States entered the war in April 1917. A British and a French soldier carry a wounded American soldier, demonstrating their care for each other through the war as individuals and as members of allied nations. Despite the horrific events occurring during the war, Allied soldiers remain exemplars of strength and compassion in Raemaekers' prints. While these men represent each of their countries, their individualised depiction also presents a portrait of humanity during the war.

The Louis Raemaekers Foundation have published a book of his works entitled, 'Louis Raemaekers - with pen and pencil as a weapon'.

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