Hot Sand
Gift of Sergeant Major R. F. EnglandNational Museum of the Marine Corps. About the artist: Harry Jackson studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943, and became the youngest Marine combat artist to serve in World War II. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division and fought on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein, Tarawa, and Saipan. Jackson was wounded on Tarawa and Saipan and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and seizures for the rest of his life. He gained an international following for his work, maintaining studios in Cody, Wyoming, and Camaiore, Italy. Jackson died in April 2011.
technical sergeant harry a. jackson usmc (1924 – 2011)
Explore the powerful combat paintings of Technical Sergeant Harry A. Jackson, a WWII Marine Corps artist. Witness realism & detail capturing war's impact. See 'Hot Sand' & his legacy.
National Museum of the Marine Corps (Raleigh, Sjedinjene Američke Države)
Istražite povijest Marinaca u Nacionalnom muzeju Marina! Uz uranjajuće izložbe i besplatni ulazak, otkrijte hrabrost, žrtvovanje i inovacije.
O ovom umjetničkom djelu
- Naslov: Hot Sand
- Umjetnik: technical sergeant harry a. jackson usmc
- Godina: 1944
- Format: Landscape
- Status autorskih prava: Zaštićeno autorskim pravima
- Gdje vidjeti djelo: National Museum of the Marine Corps
- Pokret: Contemporary Realism
- Tehnika: Watercolor
- Tehnika izrade: WallArt
- Paleta boja: Dark
Osnovne informacije
- Artistic style: Realism
- Notable elements: Soldiers resting on logs in desert
- Medium: Watercolor
- Artist: Technical Sergeant Harry A. Jackson USMC
- Subject or theme: Camaraderie and teamwork during war
- Location: National Museum of the Marine Corps


