Postcards from the Front

John Howes' sculpture 'Postcards from the Front'

Sculptor: John Howes

John Howes' brass engraved sculpture makes reference to Field Postcards sent from the front by soldiers of the British Army during World War I. Pre-printed postcards were issued with a selection of messages that the soldiers were allowed to tick or cross out as suited them. Read in any order, they give a glimpse into the experience of the men and their words unwritten.

" My installation makes reference to the brass of shell casings, and the field postcards he [my Grandfather, Lance Corporal Alfred Howes] sent from the Somme [1916 – 1918] to my father, who was then just a boy of three years of age."
- John Howes
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