Presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy

How 1917 Changed the World A Centennial Commemoration of the United States’ Entrance into WWI

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FOREWORDOn April 6, 1917, in response to President Wilson’s request to make the world “safe for democracy”, the United States formally declared war against Germany and its allies. The United States’ entrance into the Great War would prove instrumental in bringing about its end. One hundred years later, it is our honor to pay tribute to this commitment to international peace.

On April 6, 2017, a major commemorative ceremony will take place at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. To mark the occasion, the French aerobatic jet team, the Patrouille de France, will perform a spectacular air show as part of a larger U.S. tour.

We have also assembled a series of events for the spring of 2017, meant to familiarize audiences across the country with this critical period of history that forever redefined geopolitical relations. These events are a call for the transmission of memory between generations and communities, crafted to appeal to all ages. It is important to us that this effort to remember be a collective, far-reaching one. That is why a number of research grants and scholarship projects will be offered this year to students and scholars as a way to encourage the further exploration of this pivotal time.

The movement of Europeans and Americans brought about by the war led to important relationships and an exchange of ideas that marked the beginning of a profound cultural and esthetic upheaval on both continents. American artists, musicians, and writers deployed in France brought new artistic and cultural perspectives. The Harlem Hellfighters infantry band introduced ragtime to the French public and with it an era of polyphonic improvisation and syncopation in music all over Europe. Young French artists immigrating to the U.S. shared their talents and know-how — let us not forget that this was the moment when Marcel Duchamp brought

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“readymade” art to New York. Such instances of the cultural and esthetic revolution that the world witnessed in 1917 will be the focus of many talks, exhibitions, concerts, and screenings throughout 2017.

The Great War is made up of a multitude of narratives, untold stories of communities and peoples that we have made it our mission, with this centennial celebration, to uncover. The contributions of the African-American community to the war effort will be at the center of a number of conferences and exhibitions. The part played by colonial troops in Allied armies, often forgotten or overlooked, will also be brought to the forefront.

This centennial commemoration is one of remembrance and of gratitude to the many peoples the conflict affected or took from their homes. The Great War’s horrors should never be forgotten, nor the way it highlighted the vital importance of international cooperation. When we appreciate the world’s artistic heritage, or behold the awe-inspiring work of the United Nations, let us also remember the atrocious conflict from which they emerged.

I would like to extend my gratitude to the French Mission of the Centennial of the First World War and to the US World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC) without whose support this centennial commemoration would not have been possible.

Gérard AraudAmbassador of France to the United States

In the spring of 1917, the United States entered World War I, joining France and its allies and fundamentally shifting the balance of the conflict. Nineteen-seventeen would also prove to be a pivotal year in art and culture due, in large part, to an extraordinary exchange of ideas between Europe and America. From jazz to avant-garde art, silent film and modern literature, it was a time of almost unprecedented change and innovation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Kicking off a major nationwide centennial commemoration this spring, the French Embassy has assembled a series of events in New York City as part of a yearlong program “How 1917 Changed the World”. Centennial activities will continue throughout the year in cities around the country from Boston to Chicago and Atlanta.

As the events of this year demonstrate, the friendship between the United States and France has been both central to the preservation of democracy around the world and a driving force behind a long, remarkable history of cultural and artistic creativity. It is our honor to commemorate the sacrifice made by the American soldiers who participated in the war and to celebrate the enduring bond between France and the United States that has helped shape our world over the last hundred years.

This series would not have been possible without the support of the French Mission of the Centennial of the First World War and that of the US World War I Centennial Commission (WWICC). We extend our deepest gratitude to both institutions. Bénédicte de MontlaurCultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States

OFFICIAL CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS

MARCH 25 – APRIL 29

PATROUILLE DE FRANCE NATIONAL TOURTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into WWI, Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic demonstration team of the French Air Force, will tour the U.S. from March 19 until May 4. The 2017 show will feature a wave pattern of red, white, and blue along with several white stars.

MARCH 25: FLIGHT OVER THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, NEW YORK, NY

MARCH 26: WASHINGTON D.C. FLYBY AND RECEPTION WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR

MARCH 27: FLIGHT OVER WASHINGTON, D.C.

APRIL 1 & 2: MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

APRIL 3 & 4: LAKELAND, FLORIDA

APRIL 5 & 6: NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL, KANSAS CITY, MO

APRIL 7 – 9: MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, AL

APRIL 10 – 12: PENSACOLA, FL

APRIL 12: DALLAS, TX

APRIL 12: SANTA FE, NM

APRIL 13: GRAND CANYON, AZ

APRIL 13 – 16: SACRAMENTO, CA

APRIL 17 & 18: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV

APRIL 19: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

APRIL 19: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL

APRIL 20 & 21: LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA

APRIL 22 & 23: STEWART NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NY

APRIL 28 & 29: NORFOLK, VA

APRIL 6

CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE U.S. ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial DriveKANSAS CITY, MO

The National World War I Museum and Memorial will host America’s national ceremony commemorating the centennial of the United States’ entry into the Great War. Produced by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the ceremony, In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. Entry into World War I, will be held on April 6, 2017, at the Museum. Patrouille de France will perform during the commemoration ceremony.

A YEARLONG NATIONWIDE CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION One hundred years after the United States entered World War I, the French Embassy seeks to shed light on this momentous occasion through a series of exhibitions, talks, concerts, and screenings across the US throughout 2017. The program aims to familiarize younger generations with this transformative moment by exploring the ongoing impact of the cultural and aesthetic upheaval of the period and uncovering untold stories of communities that were instrumental to this critical period of history.

CALENDARFEBRUARY 21, 2017 – JANUARY 28, 2018 THE GREAT WAR IS GEORGIA’S WAR, 1917-1919 (EXHIBITION) Georgia Southern Museum, Georgia Southern University, 2142 Southern Drive, Rosenwald Building STATESBORO, GA

MARCH 1 & 2 1917: A GLOBAL TURNING POINT IN HISTORY AND MEMORY (CONFERENCE) Texas A&M University, COLLEGE STATION, TX

MARCH 2 & 3 | 8:15AM–5:15PM, 2 SESSIONS FRANCE AND THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE (CONFERENCE) Delchamps Archaeology Museum, University of South Alabama, MOBILE, AL

MARCH 21 – OCTOBER 15, 2017 VIVE L’AMÉRIQUE: FRENCH CHILDREN WELCOME THEIR AMERICAN ALLY (EXHIBITION)National WW1 Museum and Memorial, KANSAS CITY, MO

MARCH 27 | 7PM

ARTISTIC REVOLUTIONS AND THE GREAT WAR (TALK)Albertine Books, 972 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK, NY

MARCH 30 | 5PM / MARCH 31 | 8:30AM AMERICA IN A TIME OF WAR: CITY, ECONOMY AND POLITICS IN WORLD WAR I AND AFTER (CONFERENCE)Columbia University, Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive, NEW YORK, NY

APRIL 5 THROUGH SEPTEMBER | OPEN DAILY 10AM–6PM POSTERS AND PATRIOTISM: SELLING WORLD WAR I IN NEW YORK (EXHIBITION)Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK, NY

APRIL 5 | 6:30PM PROPAGANDA BY DESIGN (TALK)Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK, NY

APRIL 5 | DOORS AT 6PM, SHOW AT 7PM HOMAGE TO PAUL WITTGENSTEIN (CONCERT)Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St, NEW YORK, NY

APRIL 6 – SEPTEMBER 30 | MON–SAT 10AM–5:30PM, SUN 12PM–5:30PM ANNE MORGAN’S WAR: AMERICAN WOMEN REBUILDING FRANCE, 1917-1924 (EXHIBITION)Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, ATLANTA, GA

APRIL 6 | 7:30PM

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE (FILM & CONCERT)French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), 55 E 59th St, NEW YORK, NY

APRIL 8 | 5-8PM

COMMEMORATION & HOMAGE TO 14-18 SOLDIERS (EXHIBITION & DISCUSSION)International School of Arizona, PHOENIX, AZ

APRIL 9 | 1PM

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE (FILM & CONCERT)Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport, Ave, CHICAGO, IL

APRIL 11 | 7PM

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE (FILM & CONCERT)La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, WASHINGTON, D.C.

APRIL 14 | 7:30PM

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE (FILM & CONCERT)Webster University, Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, ST LOUIS, MO

APRIL 16 | 4PM

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE (FILM & CONCERT)Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, Uptown Theater, 2906 Hennepin Ave, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

APRIL 18AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING WWI IN FRANCE, A CONTINUING LEGACY (CONFERENCE)Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, BIRMINGHAM, AL

APRIL 19AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING WWI IN FRANCE, A CONTINUING LEGACY (CONFERENCE)University of Montevallo, MONTEVALLO, AL

APRIL 20 & 21 | 11:30AM

AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING WWI IN FRANCE, A CONTINUING LEGACY (CONFERENCE)University of Georgia, ATHENS, GA (in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (French and African Studies) and Hogdson School of Music)

APRIL 22AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING WWI IN FRANCE, A CONTINUING LEGACY (CONFERENCE)University of Alabama at Birmingham, BIRMINGHAM, AL

APRIL 25 – MAY 23 SERIES OF SHORT-LENGTH FEATURE FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES (FILM)La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, WASHINGTON, D.C.

MAY 1 | 6PM

L’OREILLE DE PROUST / PROUST’S EAR (PERFORMANCE) Boston Athenaeum, 10 ½ Beacon St, BOSTON, MA

MAY 2 | 7:30PM

L’OREILLE DE PROUST / PROUST’S EAR (PERFORMANCE) Providence Art Club, 11 Thomas St, PROVIDENCE, RI

MAY 3 | 7PM

L’OREILLE DE PROUST / PROUST’S EAR (PERFORMANCE) College of Holy Cross, Brooks Hall, 1 College St, WORCESTER, MA

JUNE 20 | 6:30PM CULTURE GOES TO WAR (TALK) Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave, NEW YORK, NY

JULY 1WWI COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT (CONCERT) Central Park, NEW YORK, NY

JULY 15 – AUGUST 5 | TUES–SAT 10AM – 6PM, SAT 11AM – 5PM

ANNE MORGAN’S WAR: AMERICAN WOMEN REBUILDING FRANCE, 1917-1924 (EXHIBITION)Louis Stern Fine Arts Gallery, LOS ANGELES, CA

SEPTEMBER 12MNEMOSIS AND OTHER SCENERY BY PHILIPPE BRÉSON (EXHIBITION)La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, WASHINGTON, DC

SEPTEMBER 12 SCREENING AND LIVE CONCERT (FILM & CONCERT)La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW, WASHINGTON, DC

NOVEMBER 2017 - MARCH 2018 370TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN CHICAGO (EXHIBITION)DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E 56th Pl, CHICAGO, IL

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13 LITERATURE AND WAR (DISCUSSION)Columbia University, 116th St & Broadway, NEW YORK, NY

Credit: 369th 15th New York © US National Archives

FEBRUARY 21, 2017 – JANUARY 28, 2018 EXHIBITION

THE GREAT WAR IS GEORGIA’S WAR, 1917-1919Georgia Southern Museum, Georgia Southern University, 2142 Southern Drive, Rosenwald BuildingSTATESBORO, GA

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States’ involvement in WWI, this exhibit will highlight Georgia’s unique role in the War while demonstrating how it played a significant role in the formation of today’s global context. The conflict not only impacted the position of the United States in the international community and American society as a whole, but it also affected the social, economic, and political life of the country’s individual states.academics.georgiasouthern.edu/museum/exhibits/current

MARCH 1 & 2 CONFERENCE

1917: A GLOBAL TURNING POINT IN HISTORY AND MEMORYTexas A&M UniversityCOLLEGE STATION, TX

This conference addresses the importance of the Great War, and the year 1917, particularly in military, political, diplomatic, and cultural terms. Topics include the American entry into the war and its legacies in postwar Europe and the world, wartime artifacts including items recovered from the trenches; the war in posters, the role of women and the war’s impact on gender roles, the Bolshevik Revolution, and postwar legal efforts to construct a lasting peace through the creation of institutions like the League of Nations.

Participants include Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Director, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Science (EHESS, France) and Nicolas Werth, Research Director, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France) and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary History (IHTP), Paris. www.glasscock.tamu.edu/programs/wwi-conference

MARCH 2 & 3 | 8:15AM-5:15PM, 2 SESSIONS CONFERENCE

FRANCE AND THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCEDelchamps Archaeology Museum, University of South Alabama MOBILE, AL

This conference will explore not only the French memory of the Great War but also the many ways in which France itself has served as the literal and figurative site of commemoration for other combatants of the Western Front.

MARCH 21 – OCTOBER 15, 2017 EXHIBITION

VIVE L’AMÉRIQUE: FRENCH CHILDREN WELCOME THEIR AMERICAN ALLY National WWI Museum and Memorial

KANSAS CITY, MO

When the Great War started in the summer of 1914, a school teacher in the Montmartre district of Paris asked his students, boys ages 8-13, to write essays and express in drawings how the war would affect their daily lives. This exhibition features 30 drawings and two essays on loan from Le Vieux Montmartre Historical Society. This marks the first time these drawings have been on exhibit anywhere in the world. The items predominantly focus on America entering the war, while other drawings depict the students playing war in the neighborhood, attending class, and one of an American relief organization’s workers serving meals to needy Parisians in the East railway station.

MARCH 27 | 7PM CONFERENCE / DISCUSSION

ARTISTIC REVOLUTIONS AND THE GREAT WAR Albertine Books, 972 Fifth AveNEW YORK, NY

Yale historian Jay Winter, jazz expert Philippe Gumplowicz, Surrealism and French literature specialist Mary Ann Caws, Art Historian, curator and a specialist in European art between the World Wars, Adrian Sudhalter, and French artist Melik Ohanian, winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2015, will examine the artistic and literary revolution of 1917, and the continuing impact of these events in the present, with a particular focus on how artists deal with issues of war and collective memory.www.albertine.com

Credit: Josef Foshko, Jewish Welfare Board, c. 1917; Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. John W. Campbell, 43.40.240 / F.A. Crepaux, An Echo From France, “Buy Liberty Bonds,” 1918; Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. John W. Campbell, 43.40.27

MARCH 30 | 5PM / MARCH 31 | 8:30AM CONFERENCE

AMERICA IN A TIME OF WAR: CITY, ECONOMY AND POLITICS IN WORLD WAR I AND AFTERColumbia University, Faculty House, 64 Morningside DriveNEW YORK, NY

Guest lecturers include French Ambassador Gérard Araud, Volker Berghahn, Ian Buruma, Kenneth T. Jackson, Robert Jervis, Lisa Keller, Paul Kennedy, Rebecca Kobrin, Jack Levy, John Maurer, Jörg Nagler, Michael Neiberg, Mary Nolan, Susan Pedersen, Adam Tooze, Ross Wilson, and Jay Winter.

Conference registration is free but required in advance. Please email: smk2209@columbia.edu to register.

Conference sponsored by The Herbert H. Lehman Center for American History, Columbia University, The Seminar on the City, and Columbia University. Co-sponsored by the Columbia History Department, European Institute, and the Columbia Maison Française.www.columbia.edu/cu/lehmancenter/conference.html

APRIL 5 THROUGH SEPTEMBER | OPEN DAILY 10AM–6PM EXHIBITION

POSTERS AND PATRIOTISM: SELLING WORLD WAR I IN NEW YORK Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave NEW YORK, NY

When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, New York City’s artists and illustrators were enlisted in the war effort. Many of them worked for the federal government’s new Division of Pictorial Publicity. This exhibition examines the outpouring of posters, flyers, magazine art, sheet music covers, and other mass-produced images created by these New Yorkers to stir the American public to wartime loyalty, duty, and sacrifice.www.mcny.org

APRIL 5 | 6:30PM TALK

PROPAGANDA BY DESIGN Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth AveNEW YORK, NY

Inspired by the exhibition Posters and Patriotism: Selling WWI in New York and the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, a panel of leading graphic designers including Seymour Chwast, Laurie Rosenwald, and Paula Scher and moderated by Donald Albrecht, co-curator of the exhibition, will discuss a selection of rarely exhibited propaganda posters and consider parallels in the world of graphic design and illustration today.www.mcny.org

APRIL 5 | DOORS AT 6PM, SHOW AT 7PM CONCERT

HOMAGE TO PAUL WITTGENSTEINLe Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker StNEW YORK, NY

In homage to Paul Wittgenstein—the concert pianist who lost an arm in World War I and commissioned piano concerti for the left hand alone—musicians will perform Sonate pour violon et piano (1917) by Debussy, D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger, and Suite pour 2 violons, violoncelle et piano op.23, a piece written by Korngold and commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein.

Musicians: Célimene Daudet, piano; Amanda Favier and Leslie Boulin Raulet, violins; and Louis Rodde, cello.

This event is presented in partnership with the Bureau Export New York and NoMadMusic.www.lpr.com

APRIL 6-16 FILM & CONCERT

WINGS: A SCREENING & LIVE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCEAPRIL 6 | 7:30PM: French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), 55 E 59th StNEW YORK, NY

APRIL 8 | 5PM: COMMEMORATION & HOMAGE TO 14-18 SOLDIERS (EXHIBITION & DISCUSSION) International School of ArizonaPHOENIX, AZ

Credit: Anne Morgan © Musée franco-américain du château de Blérancourt - RMN

APRIL 9 | 1PM: Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport, AveCHICAGO, IL

APRIL 11 | 7PM: La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NWWASHINGTON, DC

APRIL 14 | 7:30PM: Webster University, Webster Hall’s Winifred Moore AuditoriumST LOUIS, MO

APRIL 16 | 4PM: Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, Uptown Theater, 2906 Hennepin AveMINNEAPOLIS, MN

A special screening of Wings, William Wellman’s epic masterpiece, paired with a live US premiere performance of the musical score by Baudime Jam featuring France’s Prima Vista Quartet. One of the last great films of the silent era, Wings won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the first-ever Oscar Ceremony in 1927. Featuring spectacular stunts, classic melodrama, and iconic actress Clara Bow, Wings tells the story of mismatched lovers set against the backdrop of the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in the Meuse.

APRIL 6 – SEPTEMBER 30 | MON–SAT 10AM–5:30PM, SUN 12PM–5:30PM EXHIBITION

ANNE MORGAN’S WAR: AMERICAN WOMEN REBUILDING FRANCE, 1917-1924 Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NWATLANTA, GA

This exhibition brings to life the extraordinary work undertaken by a small team of American women volunteers who left comfortable lives in the United States to devote themselves to relief work in France during and after World War I. Their dynamic leader was Anne Morgan (1873–1952). As she rallied potential volunteers and donors on speaking tours across the United States, Morgan harnessed the power of documentary photography to foster a humanitarian response to the plight of French refugees. Fifty photographs and a montage of silent films presented are on loan from the Franco-American Museum, Château de Blérancourt, France.www.atlantahistorycenter.com

APRIL 8 | 5-8PM EXHIBITION & TALK

COMMEMORATION & HOMAGE TO 14-18 SOLDIERSPresented by the Alliance Française of Greater PhoenixInternational School of Arizona PHOENIX, AZ

APRIL 18-22 CONFERENCE

AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING WWI IN FRANCE, A CONTINUING LEGACYApril 18: Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteBIRMINGHAM, AL

April 19: University of MontevalloMONTEVALLO, AL

April 20 & 21: 11:30am: University of Georgia (in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (French and African Studies) and Hogdson School of Music)ATHENS, GA

April 22: University of Alabama at BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, AL

A series of conferences presented by the University of Alabama with Pap Ndiaye, an historian specializing in the social history of the United States with a focus on its minorities and Professor at the Institut d’ Etudes Politiques de Paris, Sciences Po, and Philippe Gumplowicz, University Professor, musicologist and historian of French music. This series of conferences will examine the often overlooked conditions of African-American soldiers in France during WWI and their influence on European culture. It will also examine how the relationships that developed between French soldiers and American jazz musicians at the time gave birth to a new era in music.

APRIL 25 – MAY 23 FILM

SERIES OF SHORT-LENGTH FEATURE FILMS & DOCUMENTARIESLa Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NWWASHINGTON, DC

A series of films will be screened at La Maison Française of Washington, DC in April and May: The Great War: Animated Memories (April 25); Un long dimanche de fiançailles, Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (May 9); and Adama, Directed by Simon Rouby (May 23).

MAY 1-3 PERFORMANCE

L’OREILLE DE PROUST / PROUST’S EAR May 1 | 6Pm: Boston Athenaeum, 10 ½ Beacon StBOSTON, MA

MAY 2 | 7:30PM: Providence Art Club, 11 Thomas StPROVIDENCE, RI

MAY 3 | 7PM: College of Holy Cross, Brooks Hall, 1 College St WORCESTER, MA

L’oreille de Proust (Proust’s Ear), a performance of text and music, will tour the East Coast. A selection of texts by Proust will be juxtaposed to music by some of the author’s favorite composers such as Debussy and Fauré.

JUNE 20 | 6:30PM TALK

CULTURE GOES TO WAR Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave NEW YORK, NY

The collective trauma of World War I not only reshaped the world’s map and redefined the nature of war, it also fundamentally transformed art. Join a group of leading scholars to investigate new modes of literature, painting, and music that arose in response to the war and formed a cornerstone of 20th-century modernism. Inspired by the exhibition

Posters and Patriotism: Selling World War I in New York (opens April 5), panelists will also consider how traditional ideas about Western art were yet another casualty of the war.www.mcny.org

JULY 15 – AUGUST 5 | TUES–SAT 10AM – 6PM, SAT 11AM – 5PM EXHIBITION

ANNE MORGAN’S WAR: AMERICAN WOMEN REBUILDING FRANCE, 1917-1924Louis Stern Fine Arts GalleryLOS ANGELES, CA

This exhibition brings to life the extraordinary work undertaken by a small team of American women volunteers who left comfortable lives in the United States to devote themselves to relief work in France during and after World War I. Their dynamic leader was Anne Morgan (1873–1952). As she rallied potential volunteers and donors on speaking tours across the United States, Morgan harnessed the power of documentary photography to foster a humanitarian response to the plight of French refugees. Twenty-eight photographs and a montage of silent films presented are on loan from the Franco-American Museum, Château de Blérancourt, France.

Credit: Adolph Treidler (1886-1981), For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, c. 1918; Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. John W. Campbell, 43.40.123 / C. Howard Walker, For United America Division of Foreign Born Women, 1919; Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. John W. Campbell, 43.40.119

JULY 1 CONCERT

WWI COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT Central ParkNEW YORK, NY

A major commemorative concert in Central Park. Free and open to the public. Details to follow.

SEPTEMBER 12 EXHIBITION

MNEMOSIS AND OTHER SCENERY BY PHILIPPE BRÉSON La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NWWASHINGTON, DC

An exhibition of landscapes with a vintage aesthetic by French photographer Philippe Bréson. The Mnémosis series is dedicated to the memory of the World War I battlefields.

SEPTEMBER 12 FILM & CONCERT

SCREENING AND LIVE CONCERTLa Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd NWWASHINGTON, DC

A live concert of contemporary music from World War I by The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and a screening of Les Américains dans la Grande Guerre, followed by a reception with live jazz.

NOVEMBER 2017 – MARCH 2018 EXHIBITION

370TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN CHICAGODuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E 56th PlCHICAGO, IL

From November 2017 to March 2018, the DuSable Museum of African American History will present the exhibition 370th Infantry Regiment in Chicago. Drawn from the 8th Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, the 370th Regiment fought for France during the First World War. It was the only regiment composed exclusively of black soldiers. The exhibition will trace the history of this regiment and how they impacted the US military infrastructure.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13 DISCUSSION

LITERATURE AND WARColumbia University, 116th St & BroadwayNEW YORK, NY

A panel discussion at Columbia University in mid-November will gather leading French and American specialists to discuss literature and the Great War. Details to follow.

SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ON WORLD WAR I

In fall 2017, a University Road Trip will be organized for six young scholars from France specializing in World War I, during which time they will discuss their research with their peers. Each will start their journey in a key U.S. city including Boston, MA; New York, NY; Raleigh, NC; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; and Kansas City, MO, where wrap-up experiences, events, and conferences will be open to the public. Further details to come.

An ambitious project, Marcel Proust’s World War I Letters: A Digital Edition, organized by the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign will gather, translate, and digitalize nearly 1,200 letters of Proust’s on WWI. The collection of translated texts will be made available to the public in the Fall 2018.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Teacher resources related to World War I are available at the following link: frenchculture.org/archive/festivals/how-1917-changed-world

Credit: Anne Morgan 1919 © Musée franco-américain du château de Blérancourt - RMN

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy promotes the best of French arts, literature, cinema, digital innovation, language, and higher education across the US. Based in New York City, Washington D.C., and eight other cities across the country, the Cultural Services brings artists, authors, intellectuals and innovators to cities nationwide. It also builds partnerships between French and American artists, institutions and universities on both sides of the Atlantic. In New York, through its bookshop Albertine, it fosters French-American exchange around literature and the arts.

Presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy with support from The French Mission du centenaire de la Première Guerre mondiale, in charge of the World War One Centenary in France, this program is endorsed by The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission as a commemorative partner, which recognizes commitment to educating the public about World War One and honoring those who served.

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