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'Trench Art: Productive Pastimes from the Debris of War"
What: An exhibit of items made by soldiers, prisoners of war or civilians that are directly linked to an armed conflict. Examples are decorated or modified shell and bullet casings, mess kits and helmets used by a soldier at war.
When: Saturday-Feb. 26. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; open until 8 p.m. Thursdays.
Where: Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 E. Main St.
Cost: Admission is $5 adults; $3 students kindergarten-Grade 12; $10 for families; and free for military personnel and their families.
Etc. Distinguished Lecture Series and Reception is Jan. 20. Jane Kimball of Santa Fe, N.M, a longtime collector of trench art and author of the book "Trench Art: An Illustrated History," will speak at 6:30 p.m., followed by a reception 7:30-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Mad Anthony's Brewing Co. will provide catering. Cost: $5 FWMoA members; $10 nonmembers.
It's hard to imagine wanting a souvenir of war -- unless you've been there.
In fact, soldiers from historic wars to modern conflicts commonly brought back souvenirs of war, such as shell casings or helmets, often altered into utilitarian pieces or works of art.
The genre is generally referred to as "trench art" or "soldier art." A display of these pieces opens Saturday at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
The show is guest-curated by Brian K. Williamson, the museum's technical director.
Williamson is a founding board member of the Museum of the Soldier Inc. in Portland, south of Fort Wayne in Jay County, which is where many of the pieces come from. He also is a Master Sergeant in the Indiana Army National Guard scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan later this year.
"Going to combat is a life-altering experience," Williamson said. "Some people want a remembrance of it; some people don't."
The result: historic artifacts that also fall into their own genre, "kind of like folk art," Williamson said.
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