Tom Lea, Texas artist and writer who, as an illustrator for Life Magazine, hit the beach with the Marines at Peleliu and witnessed the carnage. One of my favorite artists.
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I remember first seeing his art work when I was a kid. My Dad bought me the Life Picture History of WWII and a lot of his illustrations were in it.
I vividly remember your avatar print in the book. It's a Marine on a Landing Craft.
Brings back a lot of memories.
I vividly remember your avatar print in the book. It's a Marine on a Landing Craft.
Brings back a lot of memories.
I vividly remember seeing Lea's Two Thousand Yard Stare for the first time. What a powerful image.
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His Western stuff is beautiful, too. I'm not much of an art guy, but If I had a zillion bucks I'd have Tom Lea and Frederic Remington stuff all over the house. By the way, if you ever get a chance, read his book The Brave Bulls.
