Below is a glossary article post in the category W which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of War Artists based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding War Artists
So, what is actually meant by War Artists?
War artists are artists assigned through an official scheme to record war events.
Explanation of War Artists
In Britain, the scheme sponsored by the government was established for artists to record the first and second world war. The imperial war museum continues to assign artists to record war events in newer conflicts. In addition to providing interesting documentation about the activities and events of war time, many works produced by war artists are also interesting and important as art.
First World War
During the first world war, two main streams of activities produced official war art. The imperial war museum, which was founded by the Act of Parliament in 1917, was given the task of gathering all types of material that documented war, including art. Meanwhile, the government also assigned and bought art to make notes and warnings for war through paintings assigned from the best and, sometimes, the most avant-garde British artists at that time. These include Wyndham Lewis, Paul Nash, Chistopher Richard Nevinson, John Singer Sarger, Sir Stanley Spencer and Sir William Orpen. At the end of the war, these collections were combined in the imperial war museum.
Second World War
During the Second World War, a more structured approach to official images was taken when the war of war advisory committee, chaired by Sir Kenneth Clark, was founded. As in the previous war, the pictures collected were exhibited in London and in national and international tour performances. In 1946, after the war ended, one third of the collection was allocated to the imperial war museum and the rest was distributed to museums and galleries throughout Britain and the Commonwealth. More than 300 artists have been assigned by the Army Advisory Committee, including John Piper, Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore, Paul Nash and Stanley Spencer in front of the house; and Anthony Gross, Edward Bawden and Edward Ardizzone abroad.
Conflict later
The imperial war museum continues to assign war artists to record war where Britain is involved. The artists assigned to have included Linda Kitson (Falklands War), Peter Howson (Bosnian Civil War), and Langlands & Bell (Afghanistan conflict).
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix W, as well as terms associated with W.
Meaning of War Artists in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = War Artists.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seniman perang (Indonesian), Artis Perang (Java), and Seniman perang in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Artis perang.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix W. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=war-artists
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=war-artists
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