0167 United States and German Military Cemeteries in Italy – Cultural Perspectives

  • Birgit Urmson (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/riha.2017.1.70303

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URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-201711132420 (PDF)

Abstract

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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Issue
2017: Special Issue "War Graves/ Die Bauaufgabe Soldatenfriedhof, 1914-1989"
Section
Articles
Categories
20th Century; Other Art Forms; Visual Studies
Language
en
Keywords
US military cemeteries, ABMC, German soldiers’ cemeteries, VDK, Totenburg, Christian iconography in soldiers’ commemoration, Darmstädter Gespräche, Eric Gugler, James Kellum Smith, Ralph Griswold, Michael Rapuano, Paul Manship, Robert Tischler, Gerd Offenberg, Dieter Oesterlen, Walter Rossow, Helmut Bournot, Susie Müller-Diefenbach, Helmut Lander, Fritz Kühn

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