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Images of the Great War: America Crosses the Atlantic
The centenary of World War I provides an opportunity to revisit the tragedy of 1914-1919 and reflect on the human suffering in the second decade of the 20th century. The war left more than 9 million soldiers dead in its wake and millions more missing and wounded, including civilian casualties. The peace that President Woodrow Wilson authored brought with it the hope that those individuals who perished on the battlefields and oceans had not died in vain, but had truly…
Find out more »Insight: Modern Impressions of Hemingway’s WWI
Ernest Hemingway was a reporter for The Kansas City Star in 1918. Eager to be directly involved in the war effort, he volunteered for the American Red Cross ambulance service in Italy, providing assistance to Italian soldiers. In July, an artillery attack left him seriously injured and he spent the rest of the war’s duration recovering at the American Red Cross hospital in Milan. These wartime experiences shaped Hemingway as both an adventurer and writer, especially influencing his classic 1929…
Find out more »John Singer Sargent – Gassed
Reaching a British dressing station southwest of the French city of Arras in the summer of 1918, famed American artist John Singer Sargent found his subject for an overdue painting. Sargent had been commissioned by the British Government to “contribute the central painting for a Hall of Remembrance for the World War.” He had procrastinated until he saw the dressing station. The dressing station at the small village of Bailleulval was treating a number of British soldiers who had been…
Find out more »INDIVISIBLE
Heartland Men’s Chorus joins forces with the National World War I Memorial and Museum to celebrate the principle that ALL are created equal. One hundred years after the U.S. entered WWI, resistance to injustice continues to be our nation’s greatest strength. The premiere of the beautiful oratorio We, The Unknown, commissioned by Heartland Men’s Chorus and composed by Timothy Takach, tells the story of an unknown soldier. Indeed, who is buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National…
Find out more »NIGHT AT THE TOWER
Save the date for the fourth annual Night at the Tower event, benefiting the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Night at the Tower is a fun and interactive evening celebrating community while raising funds to allow for the preservation of this national treasure, located right here in Kansas City. A departure from the traditional gala, Night at the Tower invites guests to mingle, bid on auction items and celebrate a night like no other. Tickets for Night at the Tower will…
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