October 19th marked the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the massive World War I painting, The Pantheon de la Guerre.  This painting that was created in France even before the war ceased, has had a rather unfortunate history.  What remains of it in Memory Hall of the National World War I Museum and Memorial is remarkable, but a still a shadow of the original painting.

CNN paid tribute to Pantheon for the centennial.  Read about it here:  https://www.cnn.com/style/article/pantheon-de-la-guerre-wwi-painting/index.html?fbclid=IwAR301SCAPwdWRsQ4-wmkt39iArKKoYg4rEHY8ycSmv7YzKUqmkUfuwY5iPI

 

Blair Tarr is the Museum Curator of the Kansas State Historical Society. He oversees the three-dimensional collections of the Society, but has special interests in the Civil War, Wichita-made Valentine diners, and Leavenworth's Abernathy Furniture. In the last few years he has also done a lot of cramming on The Great War. He is a past president of the Kansas Museums Association and the Civil War Round Tables of both Kansas City and Eastern Kansas. He is currently a board member of the Heritage League of Greater Kansas City.