Object details
Object number
ARC.010032
Creator(s)
A. Piatt Andrew
(La Porte, Indiana, 1873 - 1936, Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Title
The American Field Service Ambulance funded by Isabella Stewart Gardner during World War I
Date
1916
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil in Archivist Susan Sinclair's hand (verso): Mrs. G.'s car, at Ippecourt (near Verdun) / taken about 10 July 1916 / see A.L.S.; A.P.A. to Mrs. G, 24 July 1916
Inscribed in pencil (verso, upper right): 331
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner's friend, A. Piatt Andrew, sent her these images of men working for the American Field Service (AFS) during World War I. Andrew, a trained economist, former Harvard professor, and former Congressperson, founded the AFS in 1914 to run ambulances and provide medical services for the French Army. Isabella donated to the organization in order to sponsor an ambulance, and Andrew wrote to Isabella frequently about the war and the work the AFS performed, including the services provided by the specific ambulance she supported.
Bibliography
Aurora Daniel, "Isabella and the American Field Service During World War I," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 November 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabella-and-american-field-service-during-world-war-i
Nina Wutrich, "In the Soldier's Service: Mary Dexter, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Caring for the Soldiers of WWI," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 8 November 2022, https://https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/soldiers-service-mary-dexter-isabella-stewart-gardner-and-caring-soldiers-wwi
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