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“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?” ― Wilfred Owen.
In August 2014 the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The words like those of poet and soldier, Wilfred Owen, provide a lasting voice of the horrors experienced. Here in memoriam is a portrait of Owen painted upon the words of one of him famous poems, Anthem for Doomed Youth.

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Acrylic Paint & Hammer Embossed Fine Art Paper

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Owen - Anthem for Doomed Youth (Framed) (2014)
Acrylic painting
by Peter Walters

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“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?” ― Wilfred Owen.
In August 2014 the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The words like those of poet and soldier, Wilfred Owen, provide a lasting voice of the horrors experienced. Here in memoriam is a portrait of Owen painted upon the words of one of him famous poems, Anthem for Doomed Youth.

Materials used:

Acrylic Paint & Hammer Embossed Fine Art Paper

Tags:
#the great war #memoriam #war poetry #portrait #acrylic #black #vintage #small #paper #france #book #war #words #british #horror #text #poetry #memory #classic #poetic #poem #soldier #britain #poet #literary influences #literature #author #trenches #wilfred owen #world war 1 #shellshock 

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