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Soldier Bathing by Edward Reep
Italy, 1944
Watercolor/gouache on paper
Soldiers showed their inventiveness by using
a gas can to heat the bathtub in the middle of
camp.
Artist’s notes on back of painting: A soldier
of the 1st Armored Division enjoys a hot
bath in the Anzio area.
In ThE ArTIST’S oWn WorDS
A soldier of the 1st Armored Division enjoys a hot outdoor
bath, largely through his ingenuity and effort, another works
on the wheel of his jeep. Although aboveground activity was
under constant observation by the Germans in the nearby hills,
during the warm spring days it was impossible not to get out
and enjoy the sunshine. If shelling commenced, everyone scurried
like burrowing animals seeking their holes. Note the huge
camouflage net strung amid the trees to conceal our vehicles
or materiel.
—EDWARD REEP
A Combat Artist in World War II 5
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