United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives
The US and German military cemeteries in Italy differ greatly from one another in style and message. Art-historical methods such as stylistic analysis and iconographic interpretation along with historical research are used to explore the ideological character of each nation’s cemeteries. These, in t...
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| description | The US and German military cemeteries in Italy differ greatly from one another in style and message. Art-historical methods such as stylistic analysis and iconographic interpretation along with historical research are used to explore the ideological character of each nation’s cemeteries. These, in turn, are used to illuminate aspects of the respective cultures at the time of their design and construction. The results reveal post World War II US society becoming more conformist and politically conservative and German society undergoing a redefinition of its values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-035e8b1762f94e3ab46f50173dcb666c2023-12-02T10:40:10ZdeuInternational Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)RIHA Journal2190-33282017-07-010167United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural PerspectivesUrmson, BirgitThe US and German military cemeteries in Italy differ greatly from one another in style and message. Art-historical methods such as stylistic analysis and iconographic interpretation along with historical research are used to explore the ideological character of each nation’s cemeteries. These, in turn, are used to illuminate aspects of the respective cultures at the time of their design and construction. The results reveal post World War II US society becoming more conformist and politically conservative and German society undergoing a redefinition of its values.http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2017/0150-0176-special-issue-war-graves/0167-urmsonABMCVolksbund Deutsche KriegsgräberfürsorgeUS military cemeteryGerman soldiers' cemeteryTotenburgEric GuglerJames Kellum SmithRalph GriswoldMichael RapuanoPaul ManshipRobert TischlerGerd OffenbergDieter OesterlenWalter RossowHelmut LanderFritz Kühn |
| spellingShingle | Urmson, Birgit United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives RIHA Journal ABMC Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge US military cemetery German soldiers' cemetery Totenburg Eric Gugler James Kellum Smith Ralph Griswold Michael Rapuano Paul Manship Robert Tischler Gerd Offenberg Dieter Oesterlen Walter Rossow Helmut Lander Fritz Kühn |
| title | United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives |
| title_full | United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives |
| title_short | United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives |
| title_sort | united states and german military cemeteries in italy cultural perspectives |
| topic | ABMC Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge US military cemetery German soldiers' cemetery Totenburg Eric Gugler James Kellum Smith Ralph Griswold Michael Rapuano Paul Manship Robert Tischler Gerd Offenberg Dieter Oesterlen Walter Rossow Helmut Lander Fritz Kühn |
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