April 25, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Conservation, Exhibitions + EventsWorld War I Red Cross poster undergoes conservation treatment for exhibition The conservation department at the Harry Ransom Center treated many collection items in preparation for the current exhibition The World at War 1914–1918. Among these were numerous posters of various sizes, including a mural-sized poster (about 3 x 5 feet) depicting a Red Cross nurse. The poster reads: “Join—Red Cross… read more
March 25, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Dogs played major role in the First World War Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. During the First World War, dogs attached to the Medical Corps and the Red Cross lived up to the title “Man’s Best Friend” by helping to rescue soldiers. Medical Corps dogs were trained to enter No Man’s Land (an unoccupied… read more
February 16, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Frank Nicolet Lucien poster pays homage to poem “In Flanders Fields” In the spring of 1915, John McCrae, a young Canadian surgeon, conducted a burial service for a friend, killed by German artillery during the Second Battle of Ypres, in the First World War. Inspired by the friend’s death, McCrae composed a poem, which he discarded, believing it to be no good. An… read more
