Description
Patricia Phagan and Peter van Alfen (editors)
Timed to coincide with the centennial of US involvement in the First World War, the exhibition, The Art of Devastation, opened on January 27, 2017, at the Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College. Jointly curated by Patricia Phagan (Vassar) and Peter van Alfen (ANS), this exhibition explored for the first time on American soil the intertwined roles of posters and medals in shaping public opinion of the war and in steering Americans into it. This companion volume includes six chapters focusing on Great War art and propaganda by experts in medallic and graphic arts of the early 20th century, followed by a complete, full-color catalog of the 130 medals and posters featured in the exhibit.
Winner, 2017 Numismatic Literary Guild Award for best book on tokens and medals
ISBN: 978-0-89722-348-5
Hard cover, 356 pp. with Full color images
Front cover illustration: M. Nelli Company, Florence
One Heart for All the Cohort, ca. 1917. Struck bronze, minted in Florence (ANS 2014.14.34)
Jacket design by Alan Roche
