Military artwork

[USMCRECON]

Here's something a little different. These are actually from WW-I era magazines. I thin k the top one is a pull-out and the bottom on is an actual cover. I like these because they portray the patriotic feelings of the time along with what was important to Americans in the way of home, family, etc.

 

 

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The top one is a photograph of an early Marine aviator that I picked up several years ago. Unfortunately, I don't know who it is. The bottom one is, of course, Col Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War

 

 

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This is my favorite piece of military art. The artist is J. C. Leyendecker, one of America's very best illustrators. His First World War paintings included two soldiers (one wearing a campaign hat), a pilot, a Marine, and a sailor.

 

Best wishes, Jim

 

Great poster. Leyendecker certainly did some great ones. His and Montgomery Flagg's original WW-I recruiting posters go for BIG bucks on the collectors circuits now days.

[USMCRECON]

Of course, most everyone will recognize the likeness of Erich Hartmann in this signed photo immediately below. At the bottom is a print of Hartmann's black tulip-nosed aircraft taking off from a snowy airfield. It was done many years ago by Jerry Crandall and it is also signed by Hartmann. As with the other framed pieces, I had to take the photo from an angle to reduce the flash glare and it makes it look a bit distorted but you can get the idea.

 

 

[USMCRECON]

Last for today is one that most Vietnam veterans are probably familiar with. This one is called "Reflections" and it was given to me for my birthday about four years ago by my middle daughter. No matter how many times I look at it still "moves" me each time.

 

OK that's really enough for today. I really am not trying to bore you folks to tears with my paper products...I just get a roll going sometimes and just go on and on.

 

[USMCRECON]

Hey Bill

WOW Bro!! Where do you have the room to hang all those awsome prints!!! Besides the prints the matting and framing is superb!!! Im not into the Civil war but Don Trionis work is GREAT. I feel once I move to the South I know I'll wind up getting some of those prints.

 

Do you have your art work though out the house?? Im lucky my wife allows some militay framed works in the house too.

 

Thanks for sharing!! Awsome stuff!!!

Paul

 

Thanks for the kind words, Paul. I'm allowed the wallspace in my museum room, the upstairs office and a bit in the downstairs family room. I have more prints than wallspace and end up rotating them onto the walls and into the storage closet. I also, of course, have the wallspace in my office but that whole area is limited access so no one sees those except for my guys. By the way, I really like the sub room! Very innovative.

 

Thanks to all who have taken time to post their artwork. It's all great stuff; please keep it coming!!

[ADMIN]

Last for today is one that most Vietnam veterans are probably familiar with. This one is called "Reflections" and it was given to me for my birthday about four years ago by my middle daughter. No matter how many times I look at it still "moves" me each time.

 

OK that's really enough for today. I really am not trying to bore you folks to tears with my paper products...I just get a roll going sometimes and just go on and on.

 

 

This one is definitely one of my favorites. It really is an amazing piece of art.

[willysmb44]

I don't have too much stuff other than period drawings and paintings. I have a very extensive collection of WW2 US cartoonist stuff, especially Bill Mauldin. Being an artist myself, I'm a harsh critic of other's works. My favorite contemporary artist is Jim Dietz. I don't spend much money on prints as I've gotten some from him for free for posing as a model in a few of them. I'm also in that book of his work as well, in a few places. http://www.jamesdietz.com/gallery/merchant...d=18&step=4

Of the ones I'm in, my favorites are these:

http://www.jamesdietz.com/gallery/merchant...id=7&step=4

http://www.jamesdietz.com/gallery/merchant...id=7&step=4

I really like the second one, "We happy few," as Jim painted me exactly as I look in real life (he usually changes faces on the people he paints). I'm the smiling 29th guy talking to the medic to the right.

As for my own work, check out this thread:

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry111189

[disneydave]

Two of my favorites:

 

 

Typhoon Target December 1944, Battle of the Bulge chasing a Tiger into the woods. Harry Hardy was a pilot with RCAF 440 Squadron. I live 30 minutes away from him. An interview I conducted with him appears here:

 

http://www.tarrif.net/wwii/interviews/harry_hardy.htm

 

 

 

The second piece of art is called Typhoon Fury and depicts Typhoons attacking German targets in a Belgian city in 1944.

 

I don't own either of the above prints, but they are my favorites because I know through my friendship and interview with Harry what he experienced in these two scenarios.

[USMCRECON]

More outstanding artwork/photos. By the way, the interview with the Typhoon pilot was a great read.

 

I'm home sick again today and really don't feel like spending a lot of time on the computer but I will post a couple more quick items before signing off for the day. The two below look a bit distorted due to taking the photos at a bit of an off-angle in order to reduce glare on the glass from the flash.

 

At the top is a work by David Poole called "Encounter over Kewilin" and it depicts one of the first uses of the P-40E in combat by the AVG, June 1942. It's signed by nine Tiger pilots and General Chennault's wife. I don't remember exactly when I got this one but I seem to remember it was the late 1990s. Yes, those are, indeed, replica AVG wings in there with the print.

 

The one below is "Leader of the pack" by Matt Waki and it depicts the attack on the Thai Nguyen steel mill. In addition to the artist, it's signed by Robin Olds. I got this one back in the summer of 1996.

 

 

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One more before I sign off and go back to bed. This one is Don Troiani's "Iron Brigade" depicting the 24th Michigan on Seminary Ridge at Gettysburg on 1 July 1863. Foe some reason, the flask made the blue suede mat look slightly greenish. In actuality, it almost perfectly matches the color of the blue blouses of the Union soldiers.

 

[ghost]

Hi Bill,

Thought I would chime in with a couple of prints that I have. They are both by

John D. Shaw. The first is By The Dawn's Early Light which depicts the

A.V.G. raid at Chiang Mai on March 24th 1942. My print is signed by over 30 A.V.G. members. The lighting is so poor right now I can't photograph it so I have to post a thumbnail. I have mine matted with a pair of repro A.V.G. wings also!

Charlie

[Dirk]

Bill: Again an outstanding thread and great art work...what an amazing collection amassed. As for a piece of art matching one career....I think you were close enough to have the print of the F-16 buzzing the Pentagon on 9/11. I remember watching from south parking the plane do its pass over the building and thinking a little late guys....so I was shocked to see a year or so later when Ft America on the concourse had a print depicting that event!

 

hey maybe they will do a print of some action officer running down E corridor after adding a mustache to a particular painting...

[ghost]

The next is Red Tail Angels again by John D. Shaw. (Yea, I like his work)

This one depicts a B-24 Liberator being escorted home by P-51s of the Tuskegee airmen. This print has over 25 signatures. Again poor lighting so I have to use a thumbnail

Charlie

[USMCRECON]

Hi Bill,

Thought I would chime in with a couple of prints that I have. They are both by

John D. Shaw. The first is By The Dawn's Early Light which depicts the

A.V.G. raid at Chiang Mai on March 24th 1942. My print is signed by over 30 A.V.G. members. The lighting is so poor right now I can't photograph it so I have to post a thumbnail. I have mine matted with a pair of repro A.V.G. wings also!

Charlie

 

Hi Charlie. I've always liket that particular depiction of the AVG and almost bought it several times. Very nice prints!!

[USMCRECON]

Bill: Again an outstanding thread and great art work...what an amazing collection amassed. As for a piece of art matching one career....I think you were close enough to have the print of the F-16 buzzing the Pentagon on 9/11. I remember watching from south parking the plane do its pass over the building and thinking a little late guys....so I was shocked to see a year or so later when Ft America on the concourse had a print depicting that event!

 

hey maybe they will do a print of some action officer running down E corridor after adding a mustache to a particular painting...

 

Thanks for the kind words, Dirk. I actually dod buy both 9/11 prints, the F-16 over the Pentagon and the F-15 over the World Trade Center but not from Fort America. I got them about six-eight months after the attack from an agent of the artist. He was good enough to get me the same print number on both prints. Matching numbers probably don't mean all that much to the value of the prints but it does further tie them in as a set. I need to get them framed some day but both of them are so darn big I don't know where I'll put them.

 

Regarding the mustache on the "Tony's" painting....I am sure I have no idea to whom you refer or what you mean, sir.

[KASTAUFFER]

I collect WWII POW Wartime Log Diarys . Many of them have interesting artwork in them. Here are some samples :

 

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[Rustykamel]

 

I have really enjoyed all of the wonderful art on this thread---truly dynamite paintings, cartoons and goodies. Attached is my attempt at military art. I used an old poster as background, added the bow of a Chinese Junk model and snapped photo. I used my computer to create texture. In 1942, the USS Oahu went down near Corregidor Island fighting the Japanese, but before that, she was a Yangtze River Gunboat. China Sailors showed the flag at a very difficult time in a huge country and on the third largest river in the world. Hope you enjoy my effort.

 

Best wishes, Jim

[USMCRECON]

More great artwork and drawings. Super stuff!!

[robby]

Picked this up a while ago - 29th ID Scout, can't remember any other details though!!!

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[Brig]

Last for today is one that most Vietnam veterans are probably familiar with. This one is called "Reflections" and it was given to me for my birthday about four years ago by my middle daughter. No matter how many times I look at it still "moves" me each time.

 

OK that's really enough for today. I really am not trying to bore you folks to tears with my paper products...I just get a roll going sometimes and just go on and on.

 

 

 

that is one of my favorites, as well

[ww2vault]

Well I guess I shall join in on the fun. I bought two prints recently and was going to have them both framed tomorrow. The first one is named, "The Ascension of the 21st" and is signed and numbered but the artist, Sean O'Reilly.

 

The second print was printed by the U.S. Army in 1954 for general consumption. It is titled, "Remagen Bridgehead". I plan on buying some of James Dietz's WWII prints for they are chalk full of detail.

 

- Jeff

[USMCRECON]

Here's another of my military aret prints. I've had this one for several years but finally just recently got it framed.

 

It's a Mort Kunstler print depicting the 19 August 1812 encounter between Old Ironsides and the British Man of War, Guerriere. Marine First Lieutenant William Bush, in command of the fifty Marines aboard "Old Ironsides," with one foot on the hammocks near the taffrail requesting permission from Captain Isaac Hull to board the Guerriere. Moments later, Lt Bush was killed by a musket ball.

 

There aren't all that many prints with War of 1812 subjects and this one, depicting a Marine, was a must for me. I apologize for the glare on the glass from the flash. making it hard to see the print. I've pasted a picture from the Internet below the framed print to more clearly show the action scene.

 

 

[VeeVee]

Here's one that was just recently painted by my dad. Not a print.



It depicts Philippine Scouts in Bataan.

-victor