Moving The Truck Another Yard is another work by Alfred Munnings, depicting the work of the soldier-lumberjacks of the Canadian Forestry Corps in the First World War.
Building A Mill At Labergement depicts the work of building the means to process that timber for the war effort.
Mill And Part Of A Camp gives us the final result of such an endeavour.
Watering Horses (Study) is the title of this painting.
Here we have Log Hauling And Loading.
Following the war, Munnings would have much of his work exhibited among other war art. This period would establish his reputation.
Art can be an active witness of war suffering.
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DeleteDuro trabajo, cuando no había tantos medios mecánicos, como los que hay ahora.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Delete...these painting are a snapshot back in history.
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DeleteGreat exhibit, the painting of the Watering Horses is my favorite. Take care, have a happy new week!
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DeleteNow the preparations for war, and the war itself, are on nightly television.
ReplyDeleteThat's true.
DeleteThese beautiful paintings are good reminder of the war.
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DeleteWe’re there two Munnings? I had thought that he was a British artist.
ReplyDeleteHe was, but he was stationed with the Canadians, and got on well with them.
DeleteHe was such a talent.
ReplyDeleteHe was. I'm still astonished that I hadn't heard of him before.
DeleteAnother great series of classical paintings ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
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DeleteAwesome new header. we can look forward to spring beauty.
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DeleteI very much enjoyed this part of the Munnings exhibit -- logging is familiar to me (because we lived in the Pacific Northwest US and still do at least part-time) and I enjoyed this look at the history and learning how necessary it was to the war effort.
ReplyDeleteLogging is part of life in Canada too.
DeleteMen from our last home town were in the forestry corps during war. Thanks for sharing these images.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
DeleteI love all the bright tulips in your header! A foreshadowing of spring in all its glory. Interesting how paintings tell the story
ReplyDeleteYes it is.
DeleteThe paintings are beautiful and offer a glimpse of the past.
ReplyDeleteThey do.
DeleteNice to see these paintings.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
It is.
DeleteLumbermen are such an important part of history all over the world.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteHe was a master indeed.
ReplyDeleteVery much so.
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