ARNEST, Bernard: B. Denver, Colorado, 1917. Joined Army Signal Corps in
1941; became war artist in Iceland in 1943, and later, Chief Artist, Historical
Section, in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) from 1944 until his discharge
as first lieutenant in 1945. He covered the Battle of the Bulge and was on one
of the first patrols to meet with Russian troops. D. Colorado Springs, Colorado
1986.
ARNETT, Walter W.: B. Salyersville, Kentucky, 1912. Enlisted October 1942 and assigned to the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. After training in camouflage deception at Fort Meade in 1943, he became part of a special secret unit, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops in January 1944 and embarked for Europe. Served in Belgium, France, Holland, Luxembourg and Germany. Encouraged by his officers, he did numerous cartoons to improve the morale of his fellow soldiers. H. Louisville, Kentucky.
BALDWIN, Richard Wood: B. Needham, Massachusetts, 1920. After training at Pendleton Field, Oregon, in aerial and ground photography, he served with the 20th Air Force as public relations photographer and artist. Stationed on Iwo Jima and later covered the surrender of the Japanese forces in Tokyo Bay in August 1945. H. West Chester, Pennsylvania.
BENNEY, Robert: B. New York City, 1904. Contracted by Abbott Pharmaceuticals of Chicago to do free-lance work depicting scenes of the medical services in the war. Saw action in the Northern Marianas and Saipan. H. New York City.
The Pacific And Alaskan War Art Units, San Francisco, 1943
BLAIR, Robert Noel: B. Buffalo, New York, 1912. Served as a sergeant in the 17th and 82nd Airborne Divisions and later in the Intelligence Section. Travelled through Britain, France, Belgium (during the Battle of the Bulge), and Germany. H. Holland, New York.
BOHROD, Aaron: B. Chicago, Illinois 1907. One of the original artists employed in the 1943 War Art Program in the South Pacific. After the suspension of this program, his contract was taken over by Life magazine and he saw action in 1944 and 1945 in Europe and the Pacific. D. Madison, Wisconsin, 1992.
William Bostick
BROMBERG, Manuel: B. Centerville, Iowa, 1917. Entered the army in April 1942. His first art work in the military was at Keesler Field, Mississippi. Became an official war artist in April 1943 and later assigned to air force stations in England and Ireland. He covered the Normandy landings, and saw action with the Third Army at St. Lo, Metz, Fort Driant, and later with the Seventh Army in Germany. The citation for the Legion of Merit noted that he 'displayed unusual courage and initiative as a soldier by taking voluntary risks under fire in order to give proper portrayal of our army in action'. H. Woodstock, New York.
CADDELL, Foster: B. Pawtucket, Rhode Island 1921. Trained in a topographical unit at Mitchell Field, Long Island. Served with the Army Air Corps in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan from 1944 until 1946. H. Voluntown, Connecticut.
CAPECE, William M.: B. Providence, Rhode Island, 1919. Served with the U.S. Army Air Force in Italy and his B-17 bomber was shot down over Germany on June 13, 1944. Captured, he was interned in Stalag Luft 3 until liberated the following year. H. Lincoln, Rhode Island.
CHAPMAN, Walter Howard: B. Toledo, Ohio, 1912. Served in the U.S. Army and sketched scenes stateside, in convoy, and in England before being transferred in 1944 to the Public Relations and Historical Section of the 84th Infantry Division to produce work on the Battle of Germany. Also did cartoons for the 84th Divisional newspaper and Stars and Stripes. He was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Holland, Belgium and Germany. H. Sylvania, Ohio.
COGGINS, Jack B. : B. London, England, 1914. Worked as an illustrator with Life magazine in 1941 and 1942. The following year he enlisted as an artist-correspondent for Yank magazine in the ETO from 1943 to 1945. H. Boyertown, Pennsylvania.
CROWN, Keith Allan: B. Keokuk, Iowa, 1918. Served in the South Pacific as an infantry artist and Staff Sergeant. He was also a field correspondent for Yank magazine. Awarded the Bronze Star. H. Columbia, Missouri.
DUGMORE, Edward: B. Hartford, Connecticut, 1915. Enlisted in the USMC in April 1943. His first military pictures were painted at Parris Island, South Carolina, including a mural in the Officer's club. Received honorable discharge from the navy in 1944. H. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FELDMAN, Walter S. : B. Lynn, Massachusetts, 1925. Served in 82nd Airborne and 83rd Infantry divisions in ETO during 1944-45. Was awarded 4 battle stars, combat infantry badge, purple heart, Belgian unit Croix de Guerre. Wounded in the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge). Was mustered out as a lieutenant of infantry. H. Providence, Rhode Island.
David Fredenthal
FREDENTHAL, David: B. Detroit, Michigan, 1914. One of the civilian artists assigned to the War Department Art Program in 1943, he served with the South Pacific War Art Unit and later became a Life magazine artist-correspondent in the Pacific. D. New York City, 1958.
GIBNEY, Richard M.: B. Perry, New York, 1922. Served as a combat artist with the USMC and participated in the battles for Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. At the end of the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. H. Rockport, Massachusetts.
GOLD, Albert: B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1916. Inducted into the army in May 1942, he was selected by the War Department Art Advisory Committee to serve as a war artist in Europe. Assigned to the Historical Branch, ETO, he travelled through England and France. His work also appeared in Yank magazine. H. Philadelphia.
Aaron Bohrod, Howard Cook and David Fredenthal in San Francisco, 1943
HIOS, Theo: B. Sparta, Greece, 1908. Joined the USMC in 1942 and trained as a combat photographer. Saw action on the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Promoted to sergeant and recieved the Bronze Star for 'heroic and meritorious action in obtaining valuable combat photographs under hazardous conditions'. H. New York City.
LESSER, Mimi Korach: B. Milford, Connecticut, 1922. Selected to go overseas with the USO Camp Shows-Hospital Program, to portray American servicemen in hospital and in remote outposts for the benefit of the soldiers' morale and for their families. Travelled through France, Belgium, Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1944 and 1945. H. Mamaroneck, New York.
MACKEWICZ, Julian A.: B. Providence, Rhode Island, 1915. Served with the 351st Infantry Regiment and was wounded while on patrol near Florence, Italy, in 1944. Was interned in Stalag 7-A at Moosburg, Germany, for nine months before being liberated in April 1945. H. Providence, Rhode Island.
MORTON, Richard H.: B. Dallas, Texas, 1921. Went into service in July 1942 and after training at Fort Meade he sailed for England in March 1944 as a technician with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He served in Europe with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops in France, Germany and Luxembourg. H. Aberdeen, Maryland.
MURPHY, John Cullen: B. Chicago, Illinois, 1919. Joined the New York 7th Regiment in 1940 and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia. He sailed to Australia in 1943 to serve on MacArthur's staff. Later he went to New Guinea and the Philippines before moving on to Japan following the surrender. H. Cos Cob, Connecticut.
PACE, Stephen: B. Charleston, Missouri, 1918. Competed in the Life magazine exhibit of soldier art in 1943 while serving at Camp Lee, Virginia. Served in the European Theater in 1944 and 1945. Was introduced to Picasso while sketching in Paris following the allied liberation. H. New York City.
REEKS, Harry D.: B. New Orleans, Louisiana, 1921. Joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign. D. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1982.
SALERNO, Charles: B. Brooklyn, New York, 1912. Joined the Army Air Corps in 1942. Assigned to an Army Transport Squadron in Assam, India, to fly supplies over the Himalayas to China. Returned to the U.S. in 1945 after 1000 hours flying. Awarded Air Medal and Flying Cross. H. Micco, Florida.
SHANNON, Charles: B. Montgomery, Alabama, 1914. Served as war artist in the South Pacific War Art Unit in 1943. Later became picture editor and illustrator for the Army Information and Education Division, New York, 1944-46. H. Montgomery, Alabama.
STEELE, Benjamin S.: B. Roundup, Montana. Enlisted in the Army Air Corps at Fort Missoula in 1940. Present at bombing of Clark Field, Philippines in September 1941. Evacuated and assigned to front lines on Bataan. Captured in April 1942, he took part in the Bataan 'Death March'. After internment in various prison camps, he was shipped to Japan where he worked in a coal mine until liberation in September 1945. H. Billings, Montana.
A. Brockie Stevenson sketching at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1942
WASSERMAN, Albert: B. New York 1920. U.S. Army 1944-1945. Served in Belgium and Germany. H. Jackson Heights, New York.
The exhibition and brochure has been sponsored by the Committee of Management of the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection and Heritage Plantation of Cape Cod, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Framing (Brown exhibit) by Picture This, Providence.