WWI Project

The Winds and Words of War: WWI Propaganda Prints from the San Antonio Public Library

OLANA GROUP would like to dedicate the completion of the WWI International Tour project to the memory of Commissioner Paul Elizondo, Bexar County Commissioner's Court, San Antonio, Texas. Bexar County and International Tour, 2015-2018, made possible by the generous support of the Bexar County Commissioner's Court and San Antonio Public Library, Texana Collection. Commissioner Paul Elizondo at WWI opening at Robert B. Green Clinical Pavilion, University Health System, Jan 2017 Photo by Mark Greenberg

Exhibition received the National Endowment Traveling Masterpiece grant in 2008, from Texas Congressman Charlie Gonzales and toured for over four years in eight states across the United States. In 2015-2018, exhibition received a large grant from the Bexar County Commissioners Court to travel for two years internationally to six museums and libraries in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Exhibition received recognition from the United States WWI Centennial Commission, Texas WWI Commission, French Legion of Honor Centennial Commission and the WWI Commission of the United Kingdom. In twelve years, over 250,000 students and the public have viewed the exhibition.

• Campbell Library, JBSA Fort Sam Houston
• JBSA Lackland Airforce Base
• Bexar County Court House
• Robert B. Green Clinical Pavilion, University Health System

International Tour February 2017-December 2018

• Museum: The Kennedy's, Berlin, Germany April - May 2017
• Justus Liebig Haus, Darmstadt, Germany, May - June 2017
• Mediatheque Jean Falala, Reims, France, July - October 2017
• Wiltshire Museum, Devizes, United Kingdom, November 2017 - April 2018
• Chateau de Blerancourt, Franco-American Museum, Blerancourt, France, June - September 2018
• Museum of the Great War, Meaux, France, September - December 2018

JBSA Lackland Air Force Base - 2016
MUSEUM THE KENNEDYS, Berlin Reception for the exhibition, "Winds and Words of War", San Antonio Public Library Collection, international tour sponsored by Bexar County Commissioners in honor of Centennial. April 6,2017.
Justus Liebig Haus Darmstadt Germany, opening for the " Winds and Words of War", May 24th 2017. With Lord Mayor Jochen Partsch and Tracey Ramsey Bennett San Antonio Public Library Foundation President
" Winds and Words of War" installation	Mathilde Schneider, Collection Manager Chateau de BLerancourt, France
Mélanie Casajus and staff Mediatheque Jean Falala Library, Reims, France July 18 - October 1, 2017	Caroline Gorse, United State Embassy Cultural Officer Carol Gragez, Chateau de BLerancourt, France Franco-American Museum, Curator
Museum of the Great War Staff Aurelie Perreten, Head of Collections Anais Raynaud, Registrar
Wiltshire Museum - November 18,2017 with Mayor Nigel Carter	Winds and Words of War: Opening Musee de Franco- American, Chateau de Blerancourt, France June 14,2018
Winds and Words of War: Opening Musee de Franco- American, Chateau de Blerancourt, France June 14,2018	Winds and Words of War: Opening Musee de Franco- American, Chateau de Blerancourt, France June 14,2018
Winds and Words of War: Opening Musee de Franco- American, Chateau de Blerancourt, France June 14,2018
Bexar County Commissioners Court delegation received by Embassy of the United States of America, September, 25th, 2018. Caroline Gorse Combalat, Chargee de Mission, Politique-Defense-Justice- Commemorations addressed our group.