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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

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

Auguste Louis Lepère (1849–1918), l'observateur boche (The German Observer) — l'observateur boche (The German Observer)

Auguste Louis Lepère

1914–1918

Jean-Émile Laboureur (1877–1943), Vue Panoramique du Port de Saint-Nazaire (Panoramic View of the Port of Saint-Nazaire) — Vue Panoramique du Port de Saint-Nazaire (Panoramic View of the Port of Saint-Nazaire)

Jean-Émile Laboureur

1918

Edouard-Henri Lèon (1873–1968), La fabrication des mannequins de guerre (Making War Mannequins) — La fabrication des mannequins de guerre (Making War Mannequins)

Edouard-Henri Lèon

1915

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

Artist Unknown

1914–1918

Émile Gallois (1882–1965), Fritz: Je suis perdu! c'est un Kamoufleur.... (I’m lost! It’s a camouflager …) — Fritz: Je suis perdu! c'est un Kamoufleur.... (I’m lost! It’s a camouflager …)

Émile Gallois

1914–1918

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

N. Rinaudot

1914–1918

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

H. Manset

1915

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

Géo Monset

1915

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

J. Lécuyer

1915

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

Artist Unknown

1914–1918

Camille-Félix Bellanger (1853–1923), Champ de Bataille de Quennevières (Battlefield at Quennevières) — Champ de Bataille de Quennevières (Battlefield at Quennevières)

Camille-Félix Bellanger

1916

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon) — Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Pylone observatoire telescopique mobile bottin (Mobile Telescoping Bottin Observation Pylon) — Pylone observatoire telescopique mobile bottin (Mobile Telescoping Bottin Observation Pylon)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Instructions sur a pose des guerites observatoires blindees camouflees (Instructions for the Installation of Camouflaged, Shielded Look-Out Turret) — Instructions sur a pose des guerites observatoires blindees camouflees (Instructions for the Installation of Camouflaged, Shielded Look-Out Turret)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Croquis d’Interieur d’une OD 97 (Sketch of the Inside of an OD 97) — Croquis d’Interieur d’une OD 97 (Sketch of the Inside of an OD 97)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Pylon Hardelay modèle léger (9 Meter High Light Hardelay Pylon) — Pylon Hardelay modèle léger (9 Meter High Light Hardelay Pylon)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Periscope (Periscope) — Periscope (Periscope)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), OD 85 Guerite Cylindrique (Cylindrical Look- Out Turret OD 85) — OD 85 Guerite Cylindrique (Cylindrical Look- Out Turret OD 85)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), 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) — 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

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Arbre blindé camoufle (Shielded Tree Disguise) — Arbre blindé camoufle (Shielded Tree Disguise)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Croquis d’une guerite OD 90 (Sketch of a Look-Out Turret OD 90) — Croquis d’une guerite OD 90 (Sketch of a Look-Out Turret OD 90)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

Pierre Patout (1879–1965), Echelle pour Arbre d'Observation (Ladder for an Observation Tree) — Echelle pour Arbre d'Observation (Ladder for an Observation Tree)

Pierre Patout

1914–1923

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

Gairaud

1914

Auguste Herbst (1878–1951), untitled — untitled

Auguste Herbst

1917

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

J. E. Appad?

circa 1917

Camille-Félix Bellanger (1853–1923), untitled — untitled

Camille-Félix Bellanger

1916

Maurice Busset (1879–1936), Le retour de Védrines, Verdun 1916 (The Return of Védrines, Verdun 1916) — Le retour de Védrines, Verdun 1916 (The Return of Védrines, Verdun 1916)

Maurice Busset

1916

Maurice Delcourt (1877–1916), untitled (letter with drawings of cats) — untitled (letter with drawings of cats)

Maurice Delcourt

1914–1916

Henry de Groux (1867–1930), Exposition de L’Oeuvre de Guerre de Henry de Groux (Exhibition of War Work by Henry de Groux) — Exposition de L’Oeuvre de Guerre de Henry de Groux (Exhibition of War Work by Henry de Groux)

Henry de Groux

1916

Charles-Lucien Léandre (1862–1934), untitled (four standing civilians) — untitled (four standing civilians)

Charles-Lucien Léandre

1917

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

Henri Lenoir

1915

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

Henri Lenoir

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), title page — title page

Pierre Roche

1915

Joseph-Félix Bouchor (1853–1937), untitled (portrait of an aviator) — untitled (portrait of an aviator)

Joseph-Félix Bouchor

1915

Gaston Deblaize (1895–1935), La Borne de Terre Sacrée (Landmark of Sacred Earth) — La Borne de Terre Sacrée (Landmark of Sacred Earth)

Gaston Deblaize

1927

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

Artist Unknown

1914–1918?

Artist Unknown, sewing kit — sewing kit

Artist Unknown

1914–1918

André Edouard Devambez (1867–1944), untitled (soldiers in bomb craters) — untitled (soldiers in bomb craters)

André Edouard Devambez

1917

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (active 1756–present), paperweight — paperweight

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory

1917

Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931), Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre — Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre

Jean Louis Forain

1914

Jean Louis Forain (1852–1931); Max Blondat (1872–1925); Edmond-Émile Lindauer (1869–1942), Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre (bronze relief) — Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre (bronze relief)

Jean Louis Forain, Max Blondat, Edmond-Émile Lindauer

1914–1918

Pierre Albert Leroux (1890–1959), Vers le poste d'évacuation, Bois Sabot Champagne 1917 (Near the Evacuation Station, Bois Sabot, Champagne 1917) — Vers le poste d'évacuation, Bois Sabot Champagne 1917 (Near the Evacuation Station, Bois Sabot, Champagne 1917)

Pierre Albert Leroux

1917

Guiton — Guiton

1914–1918

E. J. Mika (active early 1900s), Au Capitaine Grand: Hommage Respectueux (To Capitan Grand: Respectful Homage) — Au Capitaine Grand: Hommage Respectueux (To Capitan Grand: Respectful Homage)

E. J. Mika

1917

Artist Unknown, sewing kit — sewing kit

Artist Unknown

1914–1918

untitled (plaquette of a soldier in profile)

Gairaud

1918

Émile Gallois (1882–1965), untitled (tents outside a forest) — untitled (tents outside a forest)

Émile Gallois

1914–1918

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Gypsographies inédites/Essais pour une série de médailles exécutees par Pierre Roche/1914–1915 (Gypsographs/Trials for a series of Medallions) — Gypsographies inédites/Essais pour une série de médailles exécutees par Pierre Roche/1914–1915 (Gypsographs/Trials for a series of Medallions)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), untitled (The Gallic Rooster) — untitled (The Gallic Rooster)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), untitled (table of contents, page one) — untitled (table of contents, page one)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), untitled (table of contents, page two) — untitled (table of contents, page two)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Dédicace: A Ceux qui sont disparus (Dedication: To Those Who Have Passed Away) — Dédicace: A Ceux qui sont disparus (Dedication: To Those Who Have Passed Away)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), 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) — 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

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Aout 1914 La Mobilisation (Mobilization 2 August 1914) — Aout 1914 La Mobilisation (Mobilization 2 August 1914)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Liège: Colonne du droit contre la violence 10 Aout 1914 (Liège Pillar of Righteousness Against Violence) — Liège: Colonne du droit contre la violence 10 Aout 1914 (Liège Pillar of Righteousness Against Violence)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), La Veillée de Paris: 23 Septembre 1914 (The Vigil of Paris 23 September 1914) — La Veillée de Paris: 23 Septembre 1914 (The Vigil of Paris 23 September 1914)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), La Victoire de la Marne: 6-13 Septembre 1914 (The Victory of the Marne 6-23 September 1914) — La Victoire de la Marne: 6-13 Septembre 1914 (The Victory of the Marne 6-23 September 1914)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Le Lion Belge sur l'Yser: 14 Novembre 1914 (The Belgian Lion at the Lyser 14 November 1914) — Le Lion Belge sur l'Yser: 14 Novembre 1914 (The Belgian Lion at the Lyser 14 November 1914)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), 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) — 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

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Prends racine au sol des aieux: Les Tranchées / patrie (Take Root in the Soil of our Ancestors / Motherland) — Prends racine au sol des aieux: Les Tranchées / patrie (Take Root in the Soil of our Ancestors / Motherland)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), La victoire: A Donne ses ailes aux avions de nos armées (Victory has Given Wings Our Army’s Aircraft) — La victoire: A Donne ses ailes aux avions de nos armées (Victory has Given Wings Our Army’s Aircraft)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Achevé d’imprimer le 2 Decembre 1915 sous la direction de Pierre Roche (Printed 2 December 1915 under the Direction of 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)

Pierre Roche

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Ces gypsographies ont ete imprimées a 25 exemplares No. 2 André Fontaine (25 Copies of these Gypsographs Were Printed, No. 2, André Fontaine) — 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

1915

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), paper wrapper — paper wrapper

Pierre Roche

1915

Maurice Le Poitevin (1886–1952), celui qui défend sa terre (he who defends his land) — celui qui défend sa terre (he who defends his land)

Maurice Le Poitevin

1914–1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

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

H. Albert Barberis

1918

H. Albert Barberis, portfolio cover — portfolio cover

H. Albert Barberis

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