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Trench Art - How done?
I've had a WWI "trench art" vase for so long I can't remember when and where I bought it. http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/jeff/Trench_Art.html I've always wondered how the craftsman who made it from a cannon shell formed those smooth deep grooves in the lower part of the vase. It's hardly unique, I've seen photos of many other pieces of trench art with similarly formed grooves. Thanks guys, Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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Trench Art - How done?
On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:56:31 -0500, jeff_wisnia
wrote: I've had a WWI "trench art" vase for so long I can't remember when and where I bought it. http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/jeff/Trench_Art.html I've always wondered how the craftsman who made it from a cannon shell formed those smooth deep grooves in the lower part of the vase. It's hardly unique, I've seen photos of many other pieces of trench art with similarly formed grooves. Thanks guys, Jeff http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...estion-259027/ Many people are not aware...that much of the trench art...was actually made by French locals in cottage industry " Some art was created during the war in the rear areas or towns by locals or engineers for sale to soldiers. The production of trench art really became a means of surviving in times when money and housing would have been in short supply. The vast majority of trench art was not produced by individual soldiers in the front line trenches, but after the war for sale to tourists and pilgrims. Most of this trench art was created in a cottage industry setting, rather than a factory. Items made in factories were mostly pairs of vases; these were made by placing empty shells in a special press to make the indented shapes. These could not be made by a soldier in the trenches, in the numbers seen, unless there were thousands of soldiers all following the same design with great precision. In some ways they are too perfect and the trench art made by soldiers has a very basic look and feel about it, similar to “outsider art” as we know it today. " For further read below. http://www.kitwood.com/the-history-o...city-question/ __ "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Heinlein --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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Trench Art - How done?
Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:56:31 -0500, jeff_wisnia wrote: I've had a WWI "trench art" vase for so long I can't remember when and where I bought it. http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/jeff/Trench_Art.html I've always wondered how the craftsman who made it from a cannon shell formed those smooth deep grooves in the lower part of the vase. It's hardly unique, I've seen photos of many other pieces of trench art with similarly formed grooves. Thanks guys, Jeff http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...estion-259027/ Many people are not aware...that much of the trench art...was actually made by French locals in cottage industry " Some art was created during the war in the rear areas or towns by locals or engineers for sale to soldiers. The production of trench art really became a means of surviving in times when money and housing would have been in short supply. The vast majority of trench art was not produced by individual soldiers in the front line trenches, but after the war for sale to tourists and pilgrims. Most of this trench art was created in a cottage industry setting, rather than a factory. Items made in factories were mostly pairs of vases; these were made by placing empty shells in a special press to make the indented shapes. These could not be made by a soldier in the trenches, in the numbers seen, unless there were thousands of soldiers all following the same design with great precision. In some ways they are too perfect and the trench art made by soldiers has a very basic look and feel about it, similar to “outsider art” as we know it today. " For further read below. http://www.kitwood.com/the-history-o...city-question/ __ "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Heinlein --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com Thanks Gunner. I had heard before that trench art was hardly ever made by soldiers "in the trenches". The piece I have sure looks like it was made to be sold as a souvenir as the backside has a blank shield shaped plaque on it which could be used to hold a "from-to" or other engraved name or message. Lots of that trench art stuff is in the "dime a dozen" category of artistic stuff nowadays, as this eBay page shows: http://tinyurl.com/l6t7y5v Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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Trench Art - How done?
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:24:58 -0500, jeff_wisnia
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:56:31 -0500, jeff_wisnia wrote: I've had a WWI "trench art" vase for so long I can't remember when and where I bought it. http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/jeff/Trench_Art.html I've always wondered how the craftsman who made it from a cannon shell formed those smooth deep grooves in the lower part of the vase. It's hardly unique, I've seen photos of many other pieces of trench art with similarly formed grooves. Thanks guys, Jeff http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...estion-259027/ Many people are not aware...that much of the trench art...was actually made by French locals in cottage industry " Some art was created during the war in the rear areas or towns by locals or engineers for sale to soldiers. The production of trench art really became a means of surviving in times when money and housing would have been in short supply. The vast majority of trench art was not produced by individual soldiers in the front line trenches, but after the war for sale to tourists and pilgrims. Most of this trench art was created in a cottage industry setting, rather than a factory. Items made in factories were mostly pairs of vases; these were made by placing empty shells in a special press to make the indented shapes. These could not be made by a soldier in the trenches, in the numbers seen, unless there were thousands of soldiers all following the same design with great precision. In some ways they are too perfect and the trench art made by soldiers has a very basic look and feel about it, similar to “outsider art” as we know it today. " For further read below. http://www.kitwood.com/the-history-o...city-question/ __ "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Heinlein --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com Thanks Gunner. I had heard before that trench art was hardly ever made by soldiers "in the trenches". The piece I have sure looks like it was made to be sold as a souvenir as the backside has a blank shield shaped plaque on it which could be used to hold a "from-to" or other engraved name or message. Lots of that trench art stuff is in the "dime a dozen" category of artistic stuff nowadays, as this eBay page shows: http://tinyurl.com/l6t7y5v Jeff In Nha Trang, Vietnam, brass ashtrays made from artillery cases were churned out by a bloke who had a little shop down by the "Big Market" :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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