A Combat Artist in World War II - Paperback

by Edward Reep (Author)

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

Author Biography

Edward Reep is professor of painting emeritus at East Carolina University and the author of a number of books, including The Content of Watercolor.