A combat artist in World War II /

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Many artists have fought in wars, and renowned painters have recorded heroic scenes of great battles, but those works were usually done long after the battles were waged. Artists have also been commissioned to visit, briefly, war-torn areas and make notes of the devastation and horror. Yet few artis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reep, Edward, 1918-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1987.
Temas:
Reep, Edward, > 1918-
1939 - 1945
Artists > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > Pictorial works.
Artistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Art et guerre.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Italie > Ouvrages illustrés.
ART > History > General.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
Artists
Military campaigns
Italy
United States
Personal narratives
Art
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Pictorial works
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Many artists have fought in wars, and renowned painters have recorded heroic scenes of great battles, but those works were usually done long after the battles were waged. Artists have also been commissioned to visit, briefly, war-torn areas and make notes of the devastation and horror. Yet few artists who were members of any armed services have drawn or painted daily while they fought alongside their comrades. Edward Reep, as an official combat artist in World War II, painted and sketched while the battles of the Italian campaign raged around him. He was shelled, mortared, and strafed. At Monte.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780813164441
0813164443

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