Tidings from the Front (The Letter) (Q18583822)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: military art (Q383898)
artist: Gilbert Gaul (Q5560919)
collection: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
location: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
country of origin: United States of America (Q30)
owned by: John Meyer (Q1701078) Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
location of final assembly: United States of America (Q30)
depicts: family (Q8436) white people (Q235155) Black people (Q817393) rooster (Q2216236) man (Q8441) woman (Q467) boy (Q3010) porch (Q816741) dog (Q144) flower (Q506) horse (Q726) shirt (Q76768) trousers (Q39908) jacket (Q849964) skirt (Q2160801)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)

catalog URL: http://www.artsbma.org/pieces/tidings-from-the-front-the-letter/

information from the Birmingham Museum of Art catalog

description: For those who could write, letter writing was a very common pastime. Not only was it a way to while away the time but, for most, it was the only means of contact with home and friends. The arrival of mail played a large part in the soldier's life. Letters from home were critical to

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