Original Items. Only One Lot Available. Combat art—in this case, paintings and sketches created by Marines and drawn from lived combat experience—is a unique form of fine art. A body of research suggests that studying fine art can develop critical thinking skills that transfer across numerous disciplines. For U.S. Marines, engaging combat art improves the critical thinking skills and creative problem-solving abilities needed to succeed in future wars. Moreover, as fine art created by Marines in war, combat art also prepares a Marine’s mind for the physical and emotional realities of combat.

This is a tremendous collection of Sixteen Prints from the Marine Corps Combat Art Collection. Ten of the prints are framed, and six are loose. The Framed prints include:

- Medevac, Lieutenant Colonel Peter M. Gish, USMCR. The frame measures 20¼ x 24¼”.
- Smoke Break, Major Albert M. Leahy, USMCR. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Checking I.D. Cards, CUA VIET, Lance Corporal Richard L. Taco, USMC. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Operation “Essex”, Antenna Valley, AN HOA, Captain Leonard H. Dermott, USMCR. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Patrol Near Marble Mountain, John Groth. The frame measures 19¾ x 23¼”.
- Ready for a Mission, Lieutenant Colonel Peter M. Gish, USMCR. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Carlson’s Raiders ‘67, Major Albert M. Leahy, USMCR. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Resupply at “The Strip”, Corporal James H. Butcher Jr., USMC. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Christmas in CON THEIN, Corporal Henry C. Cassell, Jr., USMC. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.
- Hue During Tet Offensive ‘68, Corporal Henry C. Cassell, Jr., USMC. The frame measures 19¼ x 23¾”.

The unframed prints include:

- County Fair, Captain Leonard H. Dermott, USMCR. Measures 16 x 20”.
- Tanker’s Friendly Towing Service, Lance Corporal Richard L. Yaco, USMC. Measures 16 x 20”.
- Walking Wounded, Colonel Houston Stiff, USMC (Ret.). Measures 16 x 20”.
- Village Near Marble Mountain, Captain John T. Dyer, Jr., USMCR. Measures 16 x 20”.
- 155mm Howitzer Fires into North Vietnam, Captain Leonard H. Dermott, USMCR. Measures 16 x 20”.
- Pursuit, Captain John T. Dyer, Jr., USMCR. Measures 16 x 20”.

This is a really phenomenal collection that will decorate and complement any United States Marine Corps collection. Comes ready for display and framing!

Combat art is a form of fine art. In his book Art of War: Eyewitness U.S. Combat Art from the Revolution through the Twentieth Century, former combat artist and retired Marine Corps colonel H. Avery Chenoweth defines fine art as “focusing on the essence of a scene or situation in order to capture its universal quality or meaning.” In his book Imagined Battles: Reflections of War in European Art, Peter Paret notes that fine arts offer unique insights into capturing the essence of war. He suggests that the artist “must confront the physical or emotional reality of war, or both, to achieve a serious interpretation of the subject.” Engaging with fine art allows the viewer to experience the universal physical and emotional essence of a scene.

Combat art is a unique form of fine art that captures the artist’s lived experience in war. Chenoweth describes combat art as “art done only in or from actually observed or experienced battle.” Marine Corps combat artists are ideally situated to achieve a serious interpretation of warfare. As Marines first, they experience their subjects firsthand and are free to create works that capture the essence of the battles that the Corps fights. Engaging with combat art allows the viewer to experience the physical and emotional realities of the artist’s experience in war.