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War Torn Country Near Verdun
John C. Wenrich, 1894 - 1970
Wenrich, John C.
United States
1894 - 1970
Male
9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (23.5 x 29.5 cm)
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Graphite
Graphite
1919
1919
1919
98.010
by Rochester artists, drawing
Drawing
After the war, John Wenrich stayed in Europe and sketched the cities and landscapes of France. In this bleak sketch of the French city of Verdun, dated January 18, 1919, Wenrich captured the devastation of modern warfare; a sight most Americans had little experience viewing first hand. The Battle of Verdun, a year-long battle that ended before America entered the war, resulted in nearly one million casualties and was the bloodiest battle of the war.
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2003.98
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Memorial Art Gallery
8/18/2003
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Drawing
Where We Stopped
John C. Wenrich, 1894 - 1970
Wenrich, John C.
United States
1894 - 1970
Male
5 1/4 x 8 in. (13.3 x 20.3 cm)
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Graphite
Graphite
1918
1918
1918
98.026
by Rochester artists, drawing
Drawing
One and a half years after the United States entered the war, the Armistice put an end to the battle at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918. Rochester artist and soldier, John C. Wenrich, documented the hillside where he and his battalion "stopped" at the moment the Armistice called an end to the brutal and bloody war.
[Gallery label text, 2006]
2003.75
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Memorial Art Gallery
8/18/2003
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