Sending Art to War

Here are two recent articles that taught me a lot about U.S. Military involvement in the arts. And neither is about the Marine Corps Band. Apparently military-backed visual arts are more than stern Uncle Sam’s star-spangled top hat and centuries worth of propaganda posters.


Enjoy the art from the Marine Corps and Army artists by clicking the next 2 links. Read the NYT and Reuters articles below (both from July 2010) to see what they're up to.


http://www.usmcmuseum.org/exhibits_combatart.asp

http://www.history.army.mil/artphoto.html



http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/arts/design/18marines.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print
With Sketchpads and Guns, Semper Fi



http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66I3AF20100719
U.S. Army unveils a trove of soldiers' war paintings