Goodbye Christopher Robin – Bittersweet Tale of Childhood
Revealing how important art and imagination are during times when life is far from ideal, Goodbye Christopher Robin could easily have been named Saving AA Milne
World War I
War and Pieced – Wartime Quilts at American Folk Art Museum
American Folk Art Museum, NY from September 6 showcases Quilts from military fabrics made by men at war, collected by international quilt historian Annette Gero
Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne – Style = Love and Respect
Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne commemorates those who gave their all even life itself, so that others might have an opportunity to live in freedom and peace
Quilts: Symbols of Life – On Show Sydney, Made by Men at War
The Quilt Exhibition on show at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Sydney features coverlets designed & made by active soldiers & prisoners Napoleonic era to WW II
Testament of Youth – Moving, Exquisitely Filmed Story of War
Testament of Youth, based on Vera Brittain’s moving memoir of World War 1, is the most exquisitely filmed sensitively imagined heart rendering movie of 2014
Baking for the Boys on the Front – Anzac Biscuits
During World War I the women of Australia were kept busy baking biscuits, which were packed in Billy Tea tins to send to soldiers far away from home and hearth