Wilfred Owen

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• Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), Poet. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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• John Gunston (circa 1860-1946). Artist of 1 portrait.

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The poet Wilfred Owen was born in Oswestry in Shropshire. He enlisted in 1915 and was commissioned into the Manchester Regiment in 1916, an event celebrated by his uncle's photograph of him in his new uniform. He was invalided home in 1917, but returned to the Western Front and won an MC before his death in November 1918. His powerful poems, such as 'Dulce et Decorum Est', are eloquent expressions of the disillusionment felt by many with the war.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Clerk, Honor, The Sitwells, 1994 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 14 October - 22 January 1995), p. 53
• Judd, Alan; Crane, David, Character Sketches: First World War Poets, 1997, p. 26
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 474

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• War Poets (26 July 2008 - 11 January 2009)

Subject/Themeback to top

• World War One portraits