here is the battle of ypres.he exhibition features artists of different nationalities, so it is a truly a visual representation of the war from multiple perspectives. what's unique about this exhibition is that many of the images you see were drawn from the pens of the soldiers themselves as well as for the illustrated press. so while modernism and abstract art were gaining popularity in the early 20th century, what you will see here is more images representational art that's more similar to those of the 19th century. because of this, a lot of this work has been overshadowed by a the official artists who accompanied the tro ?'to the front. because most of these images appeared in the illustrated press, these got the most public exposure during the war, particularly among europeans, but a couple also reached america, and no doubt influenced public opinion. i want to speak a little about the anne s.k. brown military collection. mrs. brown started collecting artifacts in the 1930s and she amassed an extensive coll