Soldat Eugène Bouret Soldat Ernest François Macken Soldat Benoît Manillier Soldat Francisque Pitiot Soldat Claudius Urbain Soldat Francisque Jean...
About this artwork
For Shot at Dawn, photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews documented the exact locations in Flanders and northern France where First World War soldiers accused of cowardice or desertion were executed. The portfolio consists of twenty-four prints and a book. Each photograph represents a specific site and memorialises those soldiers who were put to death for apparent military crimes. Today we recognise that many men were suffering from psychiatric illness brought on by the horrors of warfare. The work was originally commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford as part of 14-18 NOW, WWI Centenary Art Commissions.
Published March 2022
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artist:Chloe Dewe Mathews (born 1982) British
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title:Soldat Eugène Bouret Soldat Ernest François Macken Soldat Benoît Manillier Soldat Francisque Pitiot Soldat Claudius Urbain Soldat Francisque Jean Aimé Ducarre 06:30 / 7.9.1914 Soldat Jules Berger Soldat Gilbert Gathier Soldat Fernand Louis Inclair 07:45 / 12.9.1914 Vanémont, Vosges, Lorraine
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date created:2013; printed 2018
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materials:Chromogenic print
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measurements:30.50 x 38.10 cm
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credit line:Shot at Dawn is commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford as part of 14–18 NOW, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions
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accession number:PGP 932.2
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Chloe Dewe Mathews
Chloe Dewe Mathews
Chloe Dewe Mathews (born 1982) is a photographic artist based in St Leonards-on-Sea. After studying fine art at Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Oxford, she worked in the feature film industry before dedicating herself to photography. Her work is held in the collections of the...