Reminder: Kluge Center, Veterans History Project and Prints & Photographs Co-Host “ART FROM WAR” Lecture, Jan. 22—Dispatch January 20, 2015

You are subscribed to News from the John W. Kluge Center for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Reminder: Kluge Center, Veterans History Project and Prints & Photographs Co-Host “ART FROM WAR” Lecture, Jan. 22—Dispatch January 20, 2015 On Thursday, January 22nd at 4 p.m., Larson Fellow Tara Tappert will examine the history of how and why medical institutions and social organizations embraced arts and crafts making as a healing process for war trauma. Veterans from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have found the arts as an outlet for making sense of their war experiences. Military hospitals also use the arts as a therapeutic treatment for those wounded in combat. Tappert will delineate how the two distinctly different artistic approaches to the experiences of war trauma–documentation and restoration–can be traced to the devastations of the First World War. During and after WWI, veterans throughout the world made artwork that conveyed their war experiences, while hospitals, social agencies, and individuals used the arts to help the crippled and disabled find ways to face the future–through mask making, plastic surgery, and occupational therapy. Tappert is an independent scholar who has spent the past twelve months as a David B. Larson Fellow in Health & Spirituality at The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. The talk is co-sponsored by the Library’s Veterans History Project and the Prints and Photographs Division. A display of items from both collections will accompany the lecture. What: “ART FROM WAR: Documenting Devastation / Realizing Restoration,” with Tara Tappert, Larson Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center. When: Thursday, January 22, at 4:00 p.m. Where: Room LJ-119, 1st Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/   All events are held inside the historic Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Reservations are not required. All events are free and open to the public. The John W. Kluge Center is pleased to welcome all patrons. Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Received this email from a colleague? Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up-to-date on events at The John W. Kluge Center. The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge. This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov. Unsubscribe or change your subscriber preferences For questions or problems with subscriptions, contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com Follow us: Blog | Facebook | Flickr | iTunes U | Twitter | YouTube   This email was sent to woowonemusic@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000