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The Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War When the United States entered the Korean War in 1950, there was no Army program in place to document it through art. In 1951, a program similar to the one during World War I was proposed, but it was never finalized. There were, however, six artists assigned to Korea: three of whom were nonfederal civilians—one each affiliated with Life magazine and Collier’s magazine and one, John A. Groth, with the Association of American Artists. The three remaining artists were a Marine Corpsman, an Air Force sergeant assigned to Stars and Stripes, and Robert “Weldy” Baer, a Department of the Army civilian. Baer created a number of sketches and some paintings that are among the few representations of the Korean War era in the Army Art Collection. Groth completed a group of paintings depicting nurses with the 8063d Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) near Chongwon-ni. In 1966, harking back to the lack of coverage during the Korean conflict, Army policy changed. The Vietnam War provided the opportunity for volunteer military and civilian artists to produce on-the-spot coverage of Army operations. Beginning in August 1966, twelve teams of artists were sent to Southeast Asia to document events. The objective was to portray military operations in Vietnam through art media, obtaining the soldier’s impressions and thereby to supplement the existing documentation of military history. John Groth, above, second from right, and bottom, right, on the Korean truce line in 1957, courtesy of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution As in past conflicts, artists were given the same instructions: “paint what you see in whatever medium.” As in the past, portraits were prohibited. Artists were not limited to any particular subject. Because these were to be historical records, the subject matter needed to be recognizable. Recognizing artistic 11
Scene in Receiving Tent by John A. Groth Korea, 1950 Watercolor on paper 12 IN THE ARTIST’S OWN WORDS No one is turned away from MASH. Korean villagers, from miles around, brought in their sick and injured who received the same treatment as UN soldiers, though sometimes they had to wait. Soldiers are treated first. —JOHN A. GROTH Studio: Asia 2
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Page 10 and 11: World War I The U.S. Army did not o
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Page 24 and 25: The Hazara Province by Elzie Golden
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Page 29 and 30: Goodbye U.S.A. by Barse Miller San
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Page 33 and 34: School Children by Gladys Rockmore
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Page 41 and 42: Chow Line by Ogden Pleissner Alaska
Page 43 and 44: K Rations by Aaron Bohrod Belgium,
Page 45 and 46: Soldier Doing the Laundry by Sieger
Page 47 and 48: Morning Ritual by Augustine G. Acu
Page 49 and 50: Laundry Day by Theodore J. Abraham
Page 51 and 52: Laundry Day by Heather C. Englehart
Page 53 and 54: Easter Sunrise by Michael R. Crook
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Page 57 and 58: Baseball Practice by Peter Hurd Asc
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Page 65 and 66: K.P. Spud Detail by Barse Miller Un
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Mail Call by Edward A. Sallenbach O
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Roll ’em by Barse Miller United S
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Sleeping Mechanic by Elzie Golden I
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Saint Mihiel, September 13, 1918, b
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On the Range by Thomas C. O’Hara
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In ThE ArTIST’S oWn WorDS Althoug
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Convoy Live Fire by Heather C. Engl
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Chopper Pick-up by Brian H. Clark v
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Cruising the Panama Canal (Chinook)
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A Soldier’s Duty A soldier’s en
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Salvage Roses by Edward reep Italy,
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Hot Village by Horatio A. Hawks Vie
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Satan’s Sandbox by Elzie Golden K
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War and Peace by Peter Hurd united
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Death by Water by Frank mechau Pana
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On Watch by Jeffrey T. manuszak Som
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A Huge Responsibility by martin Cer
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Flares over Saigon River by H. lest
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Coning Searchlights by John lavalle
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116 Helicopter Assault by roger Blu
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Guard by Elzie Golden Iraq, 2005 Pa
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Providing Necessities by Peter G. V
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Running Blues by Joseph S. Hindley
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Going thru Gas by George Harding ca
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Bringing in the Ammo by Aaron Bohro
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Combat Engineers by robert DeCoste
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Hill 609 by Fletcher martin Tunisia
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Street Fight by Elzie Golden An naj
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Refueling by Warren W. Buchanan Cu
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136 Military Necessity by Aaron Boh
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Desert Storm 101st Style by Peter G
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Moment of Truth by Al Sprague Panam
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142 Study for Airborne Grounded I b
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144 The Observer by lester G. Hornb
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Infantry Soldier by roger Blum Viet
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Machine Gunner in Late Afternoon by
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Vietnamese Soldiers Board Helicopte
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Under Fire by Howard Brodie Germany
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On Patrol—Full Pack by William li
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George Baker, World War II 158 Time
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Dave Breger, World War II 160 G.I.
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Irwin Caplan, World War II M’gawd
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Ralph Stein, World War II One-Man B
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Bill Mauldin, World War II 166 No,
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Ludwig Bemelmans, World War II You
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James W. Mazzu, Korean War Hello, A
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Army Arts and Crafts DeSeRT SToRM C
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Bound for the St. Lo Front by Ogden
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Buchenwald by Gary Sheahan Germany,
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A Dogfight in the Air at Cunel by L
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Death in the Snow by Edward Laning
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The Beach by Tom Lea Peleliu, 15 Se
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Sundown on Peleliu by Tom Lea Pelel
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The Battle of the Caves by Robert B
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Evacuating Wounded Soldier by Harri
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Night Shift by Joseph Hirsch Italy,
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200 End of a Busy Day by Franklin B
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Casualties by Ogden Pleissner Franc
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Wounded Men (alternate title Short
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Just off the Line by Robert Benney
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Match Sellers—Class of ‘17 by k
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210 Casualty by Howard Brodie germa
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212 Fatigue Casualty by Edward Reep
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214 Burial on the Road to Kokumbona
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Medical Corps Enlisted Man and Litt
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Squad near Kum Tum by Ronald E. Pep
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To the Aid Station by Phillip W. Jo
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222 Night Vigil by Robert Benney ca
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224 Climatic Casualty by Robert Ben
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Fracture Ward by Peter Blume new yo
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Patient in Orthopedic Ward by Lawre
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Operation by Franklin Boggs 1944 In
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Waiting to Lift Off by James Polloc
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Traffic Watcher by Theodore J. Abra
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First Aid Station in an Abandoned G
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Nurses in Operating Tent by John a.
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248 SGT Vickie Hodge, 3d ID Baghdad
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Patrol Duty in Kuwait City by Mario
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Charles Baskerville, World War I Wh
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Robert Knight, Vietnam 256
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John O. Wehrle, Vietnam 258
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James S. Hardy, Vietnam 260
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Heather C. Englehart, Iraq and Kuwa
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268 Robert Benney, 1904-2001, studi
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270 Brian H. Clark Irwin Caplan, 19
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272 D.C., overseeing a project to h
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Robert Knight 274 Peter Hurd, 1904-
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276 Warren Leopold, 1920-1998, stud
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278 Thomas J. O’Hara Thomas J. O
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280 Edward A. Sallenbach, 1918-2002
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