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EXHIBITION119: War Comes to the People, a story wri tt.enwith the lens (Dee. 10, 1940 - Jan. 5, 1941)

\tAR COOES TO Tll£ PEOPLJil - by Therese 1l0nJllll;Y

An exhibition circulated by The 14use\llllof !\&odernArt" New YQrk City

INSTALLATION LIST

s2 I 1i;.n~ •~rolp~ue 1f ... by Archibald llIacLe1.h ! .

l-'d8ttA1l" 11'2 _ in Augu.t II.t the Great Manoeuvre. - \},....to, ""~~'~ 01lIlt iff> - :( .toOd beside a womanof the ,1?"~ple • \\ '1Iount 1f4 ~ "atched the Troop. 1);0 by - .~~ ..Mount irs And saw what ehe saw - Tho!!le'..mo were to give their l1ve"1f ,,~.

'l\'+\e,..TllERE WAS FrACE IN A LAND ~l;"b~1Group ,",1../ "'1he Preaident and hie wife sat contentedly in their home in

f Hel.ink1V'The Prime Minister governed his <lountry wiaely.....The e.rohbiahop watohed over his flock

lived in hiB Ivory tower at Jarvenpaa.Group 2 v

Group }f3 A .,/ "'.rt1at. 'Workedin their'aotori.' prospered"r&de thrivednduetri.. developed

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B./ !.--The~'armer, ea.t at hb hearth in the Ladoga oountryhe laa.iea milked their COWS on the rioh oOll1ltryside

""1!inen worked day and night

Group jf4/\I VAthletell trained for the OlYJllPic,

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he fannere tilled their soil on the edge of the forest

y<Children w~nt baok tlo 01a8se.. Sa'burday the Sauna

/Group 4fS vGroap #9' /

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Group*11 ~ ~d the l'armer's WiVlUl.n over tho l ..nd put up t~eir jamtor winter

SUDDENLY.

Group 'iI'1,12 ~. ~r is deolared in Europe .. A l'itlIlillh extl'a announeea it~rliQlllent meets to d.1soU88neutl'll.lity

~nd a people pray for ~oe in the great church

AND THENGroup#ts .,/ l-"1i:eii.dy in the forests of KareHa...wai ting in the UniverBity Hall'

~eroe8 on the shelf

V'OnknClW'll soldier comes to liferofes80l"8 wi thout ch.sse8iome tires rllplaoede.. Leaaona for old

B/ riefugee8 in the shiLdowor ChristVoioe 01' youth replaoed by stretcher8

""'"Andthere _s 11ght" but in air raid shelters

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Group 11'15 ..,/ 'he te.ohen place i8 takenPleaeure turns to pai~

v)len l1ke the .. await tHe 011.11

(While tho pUblio finds peaee moreand more difficultGroup ,*16 .,/

SOON AFTER

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Group 118 V VLottas at first a.id olaasu

Group .;F19 A v l16irl scouts helping'l"Youngatere too

B v' hoI' the Boldiers' families""Red 01'088 busyv'Automobiles oonverted into ambulanolUlI,)ilaa mask. tor the children

C v' ,A1'lerks knitVl;ntinul' at their p08ts;(6J'1'i08rs in their tent.~ey watch for the f1rllt: enemyplanes

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Group f19 D ""'-}(oinen in white flt their task.lDootol"lleel"VeJAIl.Y and night~o a man the country ill rell.~

Group 'f20 /' he men ilaroh tc the _st

Group *21 v Re~gee8 to the west

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FROM DAY TO DAY

Group ~·22 A V V1'hl\ prellident at his desk\ p"the trenchcs....tfbief of .taff studi... Polish o!LlllpaignvPrepares hill own

B V ~kl at homevA soldier

belius' de.ughter an actreun a new role - bandage. 1'01" the woundlld

,. ~nging tho guard, at midde.y"1folUbation in the night

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«'. lllorgashord tood e.plent;yvPorridge soldier's tare/]field 01' Kareli& in Augu$tank obstruotors in Deoember

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B V ol;ytechnic students back to class_heir school in ruins first day of Wl'r

Vep!'!ee. miner's respite!AJeldier's delight-

C V ppy erowdseriOUlil groups

vflrst -to return frpm Mosoow. the delegate to hifminister

v'.et metlting of the peaoe cabinet, the opening of War

V'tonsti tution of Finland. 1919"'11rst 61lemytl"Olct over the country, lS39

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4mch hour in Ii factoryA few month. later in .. hospital

;-;pe old rocklee trom thsir homes-, .or!les plough the fiel da""1:hey are mobilizedV'1larveating in the sunshine_vi'or the soldier' 8 beds

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Group if29 t.-/ '1 e Peasant pondera (b1diers determined

Group 4f50 AV' ,A"uisin.. 4e lu:ll:e~fugees soup .tA'j,ll.ppy eh..ildren troop t.o classv'kefugeee _it. for food

B V ....rhe farmer takes hiB milk to the cooperat.i1re"""fhe soldier to the rel$iment....olympic gll1ll/l6vfO air raid shelters

C V v1le'utra111:.Y~Hotel's grand piano beoomes first aid table. !e,ppy art etudentsI"...fhoir bi t for defense

~ ~men and ohildren praylIThe first bombs fall

THENCAME CRRISTV.AS

Group f51 v ~hurCh and sleigh bene rinG out over the land

Group #32'/ ~Peaoe on earth to men of' good willj,oo'fnthe shadow of the star of Bethlehem

Group il530/ V They praise God in the highest

Group ilS4 A v "10y in the supreme sacrifioeAal"Ols of the seasonvllaok from Karelia far f'rom home

II / ..,paokiIlll; up eager to return to the frontI/A:nd yet one day WIlli 11ke another

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TIlE LENGTH AND BREll.DTll O~' THE LAND

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..Gates opened on disaster and there is polllbi¥ everywhere~

vGrim reminders of the menaceV1rime to save so littlev}luoh precious memoriesV~r1"and. of mero)' never accomplishedV1'empl•• '8l1rn

V 8hi}>_ .unk in the harbotB

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vl"fventhe woundedare carried to shsl'bere~e old '

The youngV'So many homeless

Group*39 ,/ .....-ret they all tace the morrow with indomitable courage

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AND HELP

Group1j"40 A v" ",llollver delegates oonfer With the Prime minister-v'Amerlcan Red Cross brings aid.....swedishvolunteers cross the gulf

alvationists do great work

~gliSh author doss her bitV'fJanish officer volunteers

reneh nurse to a more urgent taskVA Portuguoso aviator ar"swers the oall

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THEREWAS A PEACE

II( gallant soldierj,.Jfb his .en

..-1l: President00 his people

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"'The news on ths streetvCorrespondents stunned" file the storytA'lags at half staff, a country fIlow:(ls

1\'~0'he reason - an armyexhausted

ville prioe - 450,000 homeless

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AND IN ANOTHER COUNTRY - BELGIUM

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","-Soldierll 1110 rked in the field

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iI'JlUddenly May loth ~ cOllllllunioatio~, dhruptedv'Transportation paraly~ed

v1'~~ a villag" and town

VOnly an hour to leave

t,{hree wars 1870-1914~1940~-1n thei.r Sunday beat they tra "Ii'llledafar

/80 -IliY days with 80 little tood

~ey gathered before the chuzehesv)uddled before the statiolllly'Took retue;e in barns

bandoned baby oarriages and wheolbarrewlIearoned in vain for loved ones lost on the roads

/.-'1!ried to oOlllJllUnioatewith eaoh other

..-fhey lIlept I..tr: garages"'-~er oart.Io"'ir~'where

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It Juat enoe in .. lihUe aomeone broke downl"A1i'ouaand.of tot. lostv,Btnger everywhere

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I/'Tfle bomb \fellV'fpey tried to help eaeh other,,:(nd the old cave the e=mple

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