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Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

Stephen Goddard, curator

March 2, 2019–June 9, 2019

Gallery 408, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

In 2014, Professor Eric Gustav Carlson donated his extensive collection of art produced during World War I to the Spencer Museum of Art. This compelling gift includes nearly 4,000 objects, most of which are prints and drawings made in France during the Great War (1914–1918). This exhibition includes about 1/60th of the gift and features works concerning the art of camouflage, as well as a selection of other works to depict the range and depth of Carlson’s WWI collection.

Exhibition images

Works of art

l'observateur boche (The German Observer), Auguste Louis Lepère — Auguste Louis Lepère

l'observateur boche (The German Observer), 1914–1918

Vue Panoramique du Port de Saint-Nazaire (Panoramic View of the Port of Saint-Nazaire), Jean-Émile Laboureur — Jean-Émile Laboureur

Vue Panoramique du Port de Saint-Nazaire (Panoramic View of the Port of Saint-Nazaire), 1918

La fabrication des mannequins de guerre (Making War Mannequins), Edouard-Henri Lèon — Edouard-Henri Lèon

La fabrication des mannequins de guerre (Making War Mannequins), 1915

un Camoufleur; le même camouflé (a Camouflager; the same camouflaged), Artist Unknown — Artist Unknown

un Camoufleur; le même camouflé (a Camouflager; the same camouflaged), 1914–1918

Fritz: Je suis perdu! c'est un Kamoufleur.... (I’m lost! It’s a camouflager …), Émile Gallois — Émile Gallois

Fritz: Je suis perdu! c'est un Kamoufleur.... (I’m lost! It’s a camouflager …), 1914–1918

Nil Sub Sole Novum (There’s Nothing New under the Sun), N. Rinaudot — N. Rinaudot

Nil Sub Sole Novum (There’s Nothing New under the Sun), 1914–1918

les morts qui veillent (the dead on watch), H. Manset — H. Manset

les morts qui veillent (the dead on watch), 1915

P. A. de F. le 31 Oct 1915, Géo Monset — Géo Monset

P. A. de F. le 31 Oct 1915, 1915

untitled (making mannequins and props), J. Lécuyer — J. Lécuyer

untitled (making mannequins and props), 1915

untitled (soldier with a large paintbrush), Artist Unknown — Artist Unknown

untitled (soldier with a large paintbrush), 1914–1918

Champ de Bataille de Quennevières (Battlefield at Quennevières), Camille-Félix Bellanger — Camille-Félix Bellanger

Champ de Bataille de Quennevières (Battlefield at Quennevières), 1916

Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon), 1914–1923

Pylone observatoire telescopique mobile bottin (Mobile Telescoping Bottin Observation Pylon), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Pylone observatoire telescopique mobile bottin (Mobile Telescoping Bottin Observation Pylon), 1914–1923

Instructions sur a pose des guerites observatoires blindees camouflees (Instructions for the Installation of Camouflaged, Shielded Look-Out Turret), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Instructions sur a pose des guerites observatoires blindees camouflees (Instructions for the Installation of Camouflaged, Shielded Look-Out Turret), 1914–1923

Croquis d’Interieur d’une OD 97 (Sketch of the Inside of an OD 97), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Croquis d’Interieur d’une OD 97 (Sketch of the Inside of an OD 97), 1914–1923

Pylon Hardelay modèle léger (9 Meter High Light Hardelay Pylon), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Pylon Hardelay modèle léger (9 Meter High Light Hardelay Pylon), 1914–1923

Periscope (Periscope), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Periscope (Periscope), 1914–1923

OD 85 Guerite Cylindrique (Cylindrical Look- Out Turret OD 85), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

OD 85 Guerite Cylindrique (Cylindrical Look- Out Turret OD 85), 1914–1923

Croquis d’une guerite OD 92… (Sketch of a Domed, Rotating Look-Out Turret OD 92 -The Dome is Camouflaged from the Direct?frontal? View), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Croquis d’une guerite OD 92… (Sketch of a Domed, Rotating Look-Out Turret OD 92 -The Dome is Camouflaged from the Direct?frontal? View), 1914–1923

Arbre blindé camoufle (Shielded Tree Disguise), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Arbre blindé camoufle (Shielded Tree Disguise), 1914–1923

Croquis d’une guerite OD 90 (Sketch of a Look-Out Turret OD 90), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Croquis d’une guerite OD 90 (Sketch of a Look-Out Turret OD 90), 1914–1923

Echelle pour Arbre d'Observation (Ladder for an Observation Tree), Pierre Patout — Pierre Patout

Echelle pour Arbre d'Observation (Ladder for an Observation Tree), 1914–1923

1914-15-etc., à Ch.-O. Galtier (1914-15 -etc., dedicated to Ch.-O. Galtier), Gairaud — Gairaud

1914-15-etc., à Ch.-O. Galtier (1914-15 -etc., dedicated to Ch.-O. Galtier), 1914

untitled, Auguste Herbst — Auguste Herbst

untitled, 1917

l'Eglise de Tracy le Val. près Quennevieres, J. E. Appad? — J. E. Appad?

l'Eglise de Tracy le Val. près Quennevieres, circa 1917

untitled, Camille-Félix Bellanger — Camille-Félix Bellanger

untitled, 1916

Le retour de Védrines, Verdun 1916 (The Return of Védrines, Verdun 1916), Maurice Busset — Maurice Busset

Le retour de Védrines, Verdun 1916 (The Return of Védrines, Verdun 1916), 1916

untitled (letter with drawings of cats), Maurice Delcourt — Maurice Delcourt

untitled (letter with drawings of cats), 1914–1916

Exposition de L’Oeuvre de Guerre de Henry de Groux (Exhibition of War Work by Henry de Groux), Henry de Groux — Henry de Groux

Exposition de L’Oeuvre de Guerre de Henry de Groux (Exhibition of War Work by Henry de Groux), 1916

untitled (four standing civilians), Charles-Lucien Léandre — Charles-Lucien Léandre

untitled (four standing civilians), 1917

untitled (allegorical image of Germany - Eagle of the House of Hohenzollern above a devastated landscape), Henri Lenoir — Henri Lenoir

untitled (allegorical image of Germany - Eagle of the House of Hohenzollern above a devastated landscape), 1915

untitled (allegory of France - female figure, the Gallic Rooster in her hair) surrounded by emblems of the allied forces, Henri Lenoir — Henri Lenoir

untitled (allegory of France - female figure, the Gallic Rooster in her hair) surrounded by emblems of the allied forces, 1915

title page, Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

title page, 1915

untitled (portrait of an aviator), Joseph-Félix Bouchor — Joseph-Félix Bouchor

untitled (portrait of an aviator), 1915

La Borne de Terre Sacrée (Landmark of Sacred Earth), Gaston Deblaize — Gaston Deblaize

La Borne de Terre Sacrée (Landmark of Sacred Earth), 1927

untitled (table easel made from bullets), Artist Unknown — Artist Unknown

untitled (table easel made from bullets), 1914–1918?

sewing kit, Artist Unknown — Artist Unknown

sewing kit, 1914–1918

untitled (soldiers in bomb craters), André Edouard Devambez — André Edouard Devambez

untitled (soldiers in bomb craters), 1917

paperweight, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory — Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory

paperweight, 1917

Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre, Jean Louis Forain — Jean Louis Forain

Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre, 1914

Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre (bronze relief), Jean Louis Forain; Max Blondat; Edmond-Émile Lindauer — Jean Louis Forain; Max Blondat; Edmond-Émile Lindauer

Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre (bronze relief), 1914–1918

Vers le poste d'évacuation, Bois Sabot Champagne 1917 (Near the Evacuation Station, Bois Sabot, Champagne 1917), Pierre Albert Leroux — Pierre Albert Leroux

Vers le poste d'évacuation, Bois Sabot Champagne 1917 (Near the Evacuation Station, Bois Sabot, Champagne 1917), 1917

Guiton — Pierre Albert Leroux

Guiton, 1914–1918

Au Capitaine Grand: Hommage Respectueux (To Capitan Grand: Respectful Homage), E. J. Mika — E. J. Mika

Au Capitaine Grand: Hommage Respectueux (To Capitan Grand: Respectful Homage), 1917

sewing kit, Artist Unknown — Artist Unknown

sewing kit, 1914–1918

Gairaud

untitled (plaquette of a soldier in profile), 1918

untitled (tents outside a forest), Émile Gallois — Émile Gallois

untitled (tents outside a forest), 1914–1918

Gypsographies inédites/Essais pour une série de médailles exécutees par Pierre Roche/1914–1915 (Gypsographs/Trials for a series of Medallions), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Gypsographies inédites/Essais pour une série de médailles exécutees par Pierre Roche/1914–1915 (Gypsographs/Trials for a series of Medallions), 1915

untitled (The Gallic Rooster), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

untitled (The Gallic Rooster), 1915

untitled (table of contents, page one), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

untitled (table of contents, page one), 1915

untitled (table of contents, page two), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

untitled (table of contents, page two), 1915

Dédicace: A Ceux qui sont disparus (Dedication: To Those Who Have Passed Away), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Dédicace: A Ceux qui sont disparus (Dedication: To Those Who Have Passed Away), 1915

Frontispice: Qui meurt quand la patrie est vivante qui serait vivant si la patrie etait morte (Who Dies When the Motherland is Alive? Who Will Live if the Motherland is Dead), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Frontispice: Qui meurt quand la patrie est vivante qui serait vivant si la patrie etait morte (Who Dies When the Motherland is Alive? Who Will Live if the Motherland is Dead), 1915

Aout 1914 La Mobilisation (Mobilization 2 August 1914), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Aout 1914 La Mobilisation (Mobilization 2 August 1914), 1915

Liège: Colonne du droit contre la violence 10 Aout 1914 (Liège Pillar of Righteousness Against Violence), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Liège: Colonne du droit contre la violence 10 Aout 1914 (Liège Pillar of Righteousness Against Violence), 1915

La Veillée de Paris: 23 Septembre 1914 (The Vigil of Paris 23 September 1914), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

La Veillée de Paris: 23 Septembre 1914 (The Vigil of Paris 23 September 1914), 1915

La Victoire de la Marne: 6-13 Septembre 1914 (The Victory of the Marne 6-23 September 1914), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

La Victoire de la Marne: 6-13 Septembre 1914 (The Victory of the Marne 6-23 September 1914), 1915

Le Lion Belge sur l'Yser: 14 Novembre 1914 (The Belgian Lion at the Lyser 14 November 1914), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Le Lion Belge sur l'Yser: 14 Novembre 1914 (The Belgian Lion at the Lyser 14 November 1914), 1915

Fils de Garibaldi: La Gloire de vos pères vous a voulus tous deux (Sons of Garibaldi You Have Both Wished For the Glory of Your Father), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Fils de Garibaldi: La Gloire de vos pères vous a voulus tous deux (Sons of Garibaldi You Have Both Wished For the Glory of Your Father), 1915

Prends racine au sol des aieux: Les Tranchées / patrie (Take Root in the Soil of our Ancestors / Motherland), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Prends racine au sol des aieux: Les Tranchées / patrie (Take Root in the Soil of our Ancestors / Motherland), 1915

La victoire: A Donne ses ailes aux avions de nos armées (Victory has Given Wings Our Army’s Aircraft), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

La victoire: A Donne ses ailes aux avions de nos armées (Victory has Given Wings Our Army’s Aircraft), 1915

Achevé d’imprimer le 2 Decembre 1915 sous la direction de Pierre Roche (Printed 2 December 1915 under the Direction of Pierre Roche), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Achevé d’imprimer le 2 Decembre 1915 sous la direction de Pierre Roche (Printed 2 December 1915 under the Direction of Pierre Roche), 1915

Ces gypsographies ont ete imprimées a 25 exemplares No. 2 André Fontaine (25 Copies of these Gypsographs Were Printed, No. 2, André Fontaine), Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

Ces gypsographies ont ete imprimées a 25 exemplares No. 2 André Fontaine (25 Copies of these Gypsographs Were Printed, No. 2, André Fontaine), 1915

paper wrapper, Pierre Roche — Pierre Roche

paper wrapper, 1915

celui qui défend sa terre (he who defends his land), Maurice Le Poitevin — Maurice Le Poitevin

celui qui défend sa terre (he who defends his land), 1914–1918

l'Epouvantail (12) (The Scarecrow), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

l'Epouvantail (12) (The Scarecrow), 1918

l'Oiseau bleu (13) (The Bluebird), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

l'Oiseau bleu (13) (The Bluebird), 1918

le No-man's land (14) (No Man's Land), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

le No-man's land (14) (No Man's Land), 1918

le Village (8) (The Village), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

le Village (8) (The Village), 1918

la Ville détruite (20) (Destroyed City), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

la Ville détruite (20) (Destroyed City), 1918

Froideterre (23) (Freezing Weather), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

Froideterre (23) (Freezing Weather), 1918

une Arrivée (7) (An Arrival), H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

une Arrivée (7) (An Arrival), 1918

portfolio cover, H. Albert Barberis — H. Albert Barberis

portfolio cover, 1918

Events

March 2, 2019

Talk

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Family Foundations Balcony, 408

March 14, 2019

Talk

World War I in Art and Song

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)

Media Coverage