World War II, the tide turns: a commemorative print set (ten prints and one letter)
Summary: | Set of ten commemorative art reproductions from World War II, each with descriptive text and/or quotation by the artist below the image, printed in 1992. Titles and artists are: "Queen Elizabeth Comes Up the Clyde, England," Byron Thomas; "Explaining the Problem, England," Olin Dows; "Destruction in Liuchow, China," Samuel D. Smith; "Road Block, France," Olin Dows; "Convoy to the Marshalling Area, England," Olin Dows; "Omaha Beach, France," Gary Sheahan; "Back Road to Cassino, Italy," Edward Reep; "Digging In, Italy," Savo Radulovic; "Night Shift, Italy," Joseph Hirsch; "China Life Line, China," Howard Baer. Includes letter explaining why prints were selected and their significance. |
Provider: | Center of Military History |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: | 1991-2000 |
Topical subjects: | World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works -- Posters |
Soldiers as artists -- United States -- Posters | |
Genre: | Prints |
Source citation: | . D 114.13: T43. . |
Repository: | U.S. Government Information, Maps, & GIS Services |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Fine Arts | |
Copyright holder: | Public domain |
Collection: | United States Government Posters Collection |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/contact.jsp. |