J.M. - Sketches of War First Volume

One of two volumes consisting of 123 pen-and-ink drawings and watercolours from two volumes titled: "Sketches of the War: France/Belgium" and is dedicated in a pasted in letter: "To my Daughter Adele." The sketches vary from satirical cartoons to more detailed and naturalistic renditions. They are often accompanied by an ironic title and are often signed with the artist's initials, "J.M." The artist's satirical targets include the officers and high command of both combatant sides; the disjuncture between reported and actual events, and the death of civilians as a fact of modern warfare.

In Collection:

• Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
• J.M.'s World War One Sketchbooks

Creator

• J.M.

Subject

• Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons
• Soldiers in art
• Political cartoons
• History
• Great Britain. Army
• War in art
• Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery
• Caricatures and cartoons
• Art
• Soldiers
• War artists
• World War (1914-1918)
• War--Caricatures and cartoons
• War
• Soldiers as artists

Language

• eng

Date created

• 1917 to 1918

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 volume (64 pages) ; 36 x 26.5 cm

Alternative title

• Sketches of the War: France/Belgium
• Sketches of War First Volume

Geographic coverage

• France
• Belgium

Coordinates

• 46, 2
• 50.75, 4.5

Chronological coverage

• 1917 to 1918

Additional physical characteristics

• Colour illustrations in watercolour and pen and ink.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• JM's World War One Sketchbooks
• Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• depictions (visual works)
• sketches
• drawings (visual works)
• political cartoons
• caricatures
• cartoons (humorous images)
• watercolors (paintings)
• sketchbooks
• pen and ink drawings

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 1997-012, Vol. 01

Fonds title

• World War I sketchbook collection

Fonds identifier

• SC325

Is referenced by

• Finding aid for Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/world-war-i-sketchbook-collection

Date digitized

• February 23, 2012

Technical note

• 600 dpi TIFFs. Metadata by KD.

Rights

• This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/f5sa-wz54

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