His paintings were used in The Wall of Remberance to capture the experiences of World War I in certain areas. He did murals that represented all that happened in the army during the Great War. The public was able to hold on to the memories of war through the murals and paintings..
Eric Kenning was a painter who painted the more graphic and the more sickly parts of war. He painted the wounded, sick, and dying for the public to see once they were displayed. Everyone saw the graphic consequnces of the war and "woke people up".to everything.
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Eric Kennington
Stanley Spencer
John's paintings were used to show the cooperation between countries during the Great War. This was proof to the public that even though it was a war, the diverse countries were getting along to join in one cause which was fighting against the Germans. Some of his paintings of blinded soldiers portrayed the more haunting feats of war.
Roberts' paintings captured important events in World War I history from the first German gas bombing to burrying the dead. The public used these paintings as a way to make sure the history of all the events would allways be rembered.
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William Roberts
John Singer Sargent
Sydney's pictures captured the events in war so their history wouldn't be forgotten. The paintings captured the destruction that was caused during the attacks in the Great War.
Jagger worked on war memorials reflecting what he saw in war so it wouldn't be soon forgotten. His paintings clearly depicted what the soldiers went through in the war.
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Charles Jagger
Sydney Carline
A lot of parts of war were captured through paining but, Meninsky's pictures captured the sorrow of the soldires for the Great War. This was exhibited to the public to even out all the aspects of war.
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