http://www.historynet.com/veterans-day-history-of-a-symbol.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 21:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/veterans-day-history-of-a-symbol.htm#comment-788986 Nell Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:36:50 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684595#comment-788986 of interest is this PhilipLyford (1887-1950)painting. "One of the best known posters of WW1 as an illustration for poem "In Flanders Fields". It was also used as a flyer for the Fifth Victiory Loan and a reproduction of, 150 feet high,was lighted in San Francisco Bay. The painting, made while he was a young artist in a Chicago studio, helped launch his own career..." from The Illustrator in America 1880-1890. Reed, Walt and Roger, for the Society of Illustrators. IN the US once it entered the war Easter 1917, this imagery took over the poem, quite a contrast with his own country's Victory Bond poster by Canadian Nicolet with a soldier quietly contemplating rows of crosses interspersed with the wild flower and just a short, instantly recognized, line from his poem. This painting is worth some investigation, little on the internet so far. Where is it now ?? of interest is this PhilipLyford (1887-1950)painting. "One of the best known posters of WW1 as an illustration for poem "In Flanders Fields".
It was also used as a flyer for the Fifth Victiory Loan and a reproduction of, 150 feet high,was lighted in San Francisco Bay. The
painting, made while he was a young artist in a Chicago studio, helped launch his own career…" from The Illustrator in America 1880-1890. Reed, Walt and Roger, for the Society of Illustrators. IN the US once it entered the war Easter 1917, this imagery took over the poem, quite a contrast with his own country's Victory Bond poster by Canadian Nicolet with a soldier quietly contemplating rows of crosses interspersed with the wild flower and just a short, instantly recognized, line from his poem. This painting is worth some investigation, little on the internet so far. Where is it now ??

]]> http://www.historynet.com/veterans-day-history-of-a-symbol.htm#comment-788786 Nell Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:15:20 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684595#comment-788786 Re Michael's "reply" to McCrae. She was one of many - mostly men - who wrote an Answer to "In Flanders Fields" even before the US had entered WW1, at Easter 1917, and it was often set to music.. Her little poem (where first printed unclear) was done at the end of the war, responding to American dying servicemen imagery by artist Philip Lyford entitled "Flanders Fields' used by Bauer & Black Company in an advertisement placed in a popular women's magazine, Thanksgiving issue November 1918. With regretable error about McCrae. Re Michael's "reply" to McCrae.
She was one of many – mostly men – who wrote an Answer to "In Flanders Fields" even before the US had entered WW1, at Easter 1917, and it was often set to music.. Her little poem (where first printed unclear) was done at the end of the war, responding to American dying servicemen imagery by artist Philip Lyford entitled "Flanders Fields' used by Bauer & Black Company in an advertisement placed in a popular women's magazine, Thanksgiving issue November 1918. With regretable error about McCrae.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/veterans-day-history-of-a-symbol.htm#comment-781286 Ann McDonald Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:08:13 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684595#comment-781286 Thanks for this tidbit. I remembered a little bit of the story, but this completes it. Thanks for this tidbit. I remembered a little bit of the story, but this completes it.

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