The Rebirth of the Arts by Charles Shannon
Charles Shannon's haunting yet hopeful masterpiece captures art's resilience amid warfare's devastation. A graceful female figure symbolising the Arts emerges from conflict's shadow, crowned with bay leaves of glory and bathed in a rainbow of promise. Created for the British Government's 1917 Great War series, this lithographic print reflects Shannon's belief that civilisation's creative spirit endures beyond the brutality of battle.
Shannon himself was a celebrated painter, lithographer, and co-founder of The Dial magazine and channelled this vision of cultural renewal into a work that speaks across generations.
- Owning this historically significant print means preserving a moment when Britain's artistic community refused to surrender hope, even as the world burned around them.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
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The Rebirth of the Arts by Charles Shannon
Charles Shannon's haunting yet hopeful masterpiece captures art's resilience amid warfare's devastation. A graceful female figure symbolising the Arts emerges from conflict's shadow, crowned with bay leaves of glory and bathed in a rainbow of promise. Created for the British Government's 1917 Great War series, this lithographic print reflects Shannon's belief that civilisation's creative spirit endures beyond the brutality of battle.
Shannon himself was a celebrated painter, lithographer, and co-founder of The Dial magazine and channelled this vision of cultural renewal into a work that speaks across generations.
- Owning this historically significant print means preserving a moment when Britain's artistic community refused to surrender hope, even as the world burned around them.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
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Charles Shannon's haunting yet hopeful masterpiece captures art's resilience amid warfare's devastation. A graceful female figure symbolising the Arts emerges from conflict's shadow, crowned with bay leaves of glory and bathed in a rainbow of promise. Created for the British Government's 1917 Great War series, this lithographic print reflects Shannon's belief that civilisation's creative spirit endures beyond the brutality of battle.
Shannon himself was a celebrated painter, lithographer, and co-founder of The Dial magazine and channelled this vision of cultural renewal into a work that speaks across generations.
- Owning this historically significant print means preserving a moment when Britain's artistic community refused to surrender hope, even as the world burned around them.
- This original print, part of the Efforts and Ideals series limited edition of lithographic prints, has agreement to be sold to raise funds for IWM's collection Art department and more copies have been retained in our storage.
