General Policy Reference the Work of Official Artists
6/7/1918
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During World War I, the U.S. Government’s Committee for Public Information employed artists, who followed troops into France with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during the war. Commissioned as officers in the Corps of Engineers, the artists were assigned to create artwork in a variety of media to show the war to Americans back home.
The artists were required to submit their work on a regular basis to the Army, as outlined in this document. Artwork was sent to the headquarters in France before being sent on to Washington D.C., where the incoming sketches were reviewed to determine if the artists were producing work that met the Army’s requirements.
The artists were required to submit their work on a regular basis to the Army, as outlined in this document. Artwork was sent to the headquarters in France before being sent on to Washington D.C., where the incoming sketches were reviewed to determine if the artists were producing work that met the Army’s requirements.
This primary source comes from the Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I).
Full Citation: General Policy Reference the Work of Official Artists; 6/7/1918; Correspondence Relating to the Eight Official Artists of the AEF, 1917 -1919; General Headquarters: General Staff: G-2: Censorship and Press Division (G-2-D); Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I), Record Group 120; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/policy-official-artists, November 8, 2024]Activities that use this document
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