Statue of Liberty WW1 Years
Received this in a email a found it interesting, so I went on a googled the artist to learn more. When I was in the National Guard, I trained at Camp Dodge quite often.
Unbelievable, can't imagine how long it took to line all of these men up just right to get such a picture!!!!!!!!!!!
During the WW I years, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas made some incredible human pictures by using thousands of sailors or soldiers in uniform to create images.
These masters of spectacle even had the foresight of planning for distance: a representation of Lady Liberty used just 2,000 men for the body of the figure (in the foreground) but 12,000 men for the torch (in the far distance)!
Fear not, consumers of the world! These men were prime marketers: "Mole was a good capitalist, offering - for sale - copies to everyone in the photos." Which means that there are probably hundreds to find on eBay as collecters items.
Here is what else these fellas did.
Mole & Thomas
As World War I rages across Europe, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas took an interesting approach to helping the war effort and boosting the morale of soldiers. Incredible as it may seem, their art form was one of "living photographs": assembling amorphous masses of men (10,000 and beyond) at army bases into patriotic portraits. "Government permission through publicity and various other departments were necessary, grounds arranged, a seventy-five-foot tower built, and thousands of yards of tape layered on the ground to mark the lines."
Unbelievable, can't imagine how long it took to line all of these men up just right to get such a picture!!!!!!!!!!!
During the WW I years, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas made some incredible human pictures by using thousands of sailors or soldiers in uniform to create images.
These masters of spectacle even had the foresight of planning for distance: a representation of Lady Liberty used just 2,000 men for the body of the figure (in the foreground) but 12,000 men for the torch (in the far distance)!
Fear not, consumers of the world! These men were prime marketers: "Mole was a good capitalist, offering - for sale - copies to everyone in the photos." Which means that there are probably hundreds to find on eBay as collecters items.
Here is what else these fellas did.
Mole & Thomas
As World War I rages across Europe, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas took an interesting approach to helping the war effort and boosting the morale of soldiers. Incredible as it may seem, their art form was one of "living photographs": assembling amorphous masses of men (10,000 and beyond) at army bases into patriotic portraits. "Government permission through publicity and various other departments were necessary, grounds arranged, a seventy-five-foot tower built, and thousands of yards of tape layered on the ground to mark the lines."
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I find it hard to believe there are 18000 men in that first pic.
It's cool as hell, but 18000?
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That is unbelievable. Thanks for posting. 0
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