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During the brutal warfare of World War I, soldiers found comfort in small talismans and handmade charms. Inspired by the digital exhibition “Charmed Soldiers,” Specialist Curator Patricia Cecil explores how simple handicrafts and charms like Nenette and Rin Tin Tin dolls came to be beloved symbols of luck, faith, and hope among troops of the Great War.
Charmed Soldiers digital exhibition: charmedsoldiers.theworldwar.org/charmed-soldiers-home
Lecture given as part of the Makers Social event at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
An initiative of The Center for Religion, Culture and the Great War, made possible through generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.
For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit theworldwar.org
During the brutal warfare of World War I, soldiers found comfort in small talismans and handmade charms. Inspired by the digital exhibition “Charmed Soldiers,” Specialist Curator Patricia Cecil explores how simple handicrafts and charms like Nenette and Rin Tin Tin dolls came to be beloved symbols of luck, faith, and hope among troops of the Great War.
Charmed Soldiers digital exhibition: charmedsoldiers.theworldwar.org/charmed-soldiers-home
Lecture given as part of the Makers Social event at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
An initiative of The Center for Religion, Culture and the Great War, made possible through generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.
For more information about the National WWI Museum and Memorial visit theworldwar.org
