Call to Duty: World War Posters & Tears of Stone Exhibition Brochure

World War Posters July 4 – October 4, 2015

with Tears of Stone:World War I Remembered Photographs by Jane Alden Stevens

ADMISSION Museum Members: Free Adults: $14 Seniors (60+): $11 Students (18+ w/ID): $11 Active Military: $11 Groups (10 or more): $11 Youth (ages 7-17): $6 Children (6 & under): Free

Prices include admission to the exhibitions and the museum’s permanent collection. Admission prices include a $2 fee for Building Preservation and Art Conservation.

EXHIBITION SPONSORS

VINE & CANVAS: PRIDE OF AMERICA Thursday, July 30, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Advance Tickets: $30 members; $35 non-members Tickets at the Door: $40 Sample seven American Pride beers and tour the special exhibition Call to Duty: World War Posters.

EVERY CITIZEN A SOLDIER: THE POWER OF POSTERS IN WAR Thursday, August 20, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. $5 members; $10 non-members Christina Douglass, Manuscript Curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, will speak about the power of posters in the World War I and World War II eras.

“GEE, I WISH I WERE A MAN”: WOMEN’S CALL TO DUTY DURING WWI Thursday, September 3, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. $5 members; $10 non-members In conjunction with Call to Duty, Dr. Laura Sextro from the Department of History at the University of Dayton will contrast the representations of women in the posters with women’s efforts and experiences in the Great War.

BENEFACTOR SPONSOR Premier Health PATRON SPONSORS DP&L Foundation U.S. Bank Wanda and Bill Lukens SUPPORTING SPONSORS Suzi and Jeff Mikutis Miller-Valentine Group White Allen Family of Dealerships With additional support from: Jessup Wealth Management School of Advertising Art Square One Salon and Spa Taft/ University of Dayton

CURATORIAL CONVERSATIONS: SALVADOR DALI, BATTLE Thursday, July 16, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Advance Tickets: $5 members; $10 non-members Tickets at the Door: $12 Curator of Education Dr. Susan Martis will discuss Salvador Dali’s Battle, featured in the focus exhibition War: Works on Paper from the Collection.

Call to Duty: World War Posters has been organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, with additional loans provided by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Red Cross Dayton, and local private collectors.

COVER: James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877–1960), I Want You for U.S. Army, 1917 (detail), color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1972.166.23.19C

ARTIST TALK AND BOOK SIGNING WITH JANE ALDEN STEVENS Thursday, September 17, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. $5 members; $10 non-members Jane Alden Stevens will be at the museum to speak about her photographs, featured in the exhibition Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered. A book signing follows at The Museum Store.

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World War Posters

July 4 – October 4, 2015 with Tears of Stone:World War I Remembered Photographs by Jane Alden Stevens

Call to Duty World War Posters

with Tears of Stone:World War I Remembered, Photographs by Jane Alden Stevens

In conjunction with memorial remembrances surrounding the 100th anniversary of World War I and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, The Dayton Art Institute presents Call to Duty: World War Posters and Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered, Photographs by Jane Alden Stevens.

More than 80 original posters from World War I and World War II tell the story of the massive human efforts put forth during these twentiethcentury global conflicts. The posters explore themes such as recruitment, funding the wars, home-front conservation efforts, and campaigns by service organizations. Some of the greats of American illustration, such as Howard Chandler Christy, James Montgomery Flagg and Norman Rockwell, are featured.

The exhibition also includes objects on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, as well as uniform items from the Dayton Chapter of the American Red Cross, and other original items related to home-front war efforts.

The companion exhibition Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered presents works by Cincinnati-based photographer Jane Alden Stevens. Over the course of two years and five trips to Europe, Stevens photographed World War I monuments, cemeteries and battlegrounds. Nearly 20 large-format prints highlight her interest in the visible manifestations of grief, memory and memorialization.

For more about both exhibitions, visit daytonartinstitute.org/calltoduty. Join the conversation on social media and tag your posts with #WarPosters.

Henry Koerner, (American, Austrian born,1915–1991), UNITED we are strong: UNITED we will win, 1943 (detail), color lithograph. Reading Public Museum, 1958.230.1

SPECIAL EVENT: DAYTON PRINT DAY Saturday August 8, noon – 4:00 p.m.

Hale Cloister Family Pricing: $10/family of four for members; $15/family of four non-members Individual Pricing: FREE/single adult member; $8/single adult non-member Join us for a day of printmaking demonstrations and activities for the whole family! View a large Civil War era hand-cut woodblock used to make relief prints and watch a 21st-century 3D printer that can make a sculptural reproduction.

Artists from the Dayton Printmakers Glenn Grothe (American, Cooperative will 1912–1956), He’s Watching You, 1942, color lithograph. Reading demonstrate Public Museum, 1958.195.1 printing techniques and discuss the characteristics of relief, intaglio, and monotype prints.

Learn about setting type on a letterpress and watch silkscreen printing in action. Bring a t-shirt and leave with a unique, wearable design from local screenprinting company Four Ambition! Silkscreen and handson printing activities for all ages will be available from 12 – 3:30 p.m.

BOOK A TOUR!

Jane Alden Stevens, Cheveaux-de-Frise, Butte de Vauquois, France, 2003, archival inkjet print, 30 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

Get the most from your visit to the exhibitions with a docent-led tour. Special exhibition tours are available for individuals, groups and schools. Contact our Group Sales and Tour Coordinator at 937-512-0152 or dyoung@daytonart.org.