Tag: Harvey Thomas Dunn
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01 Work, The Art of War, Hugo Simberg’s The Wounded Angel, with footnotes
Two sullen boys carry an angel on a stretcher. The angel’s wing has been wounded, and there is a bandage over the eyes. This painting was voted Finland’s best-loved work of art, speaks to the viewer in countless ways – there are as many interpretations as there are viewers. This is probably exactly the intention…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Fernando Cueto Amorsolo’s Bataan, with footnotes
A woman with her head held up, as she kneels before a fallen soldier. Later named “Bataan”, this was Amorsolo’s silent protest against the Japanese invaders of World War II, and the Fall of Bataan in April 1942. From January 7 to April 9, 1942, Filipino and American forces were consolidated along the peninsula of…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Dunn, Harvey Thomas’ Street Fighting, with footnotes
Depicted is an American soldier in olive drab uniform firing his M1903 Springfield rifle with a trail of yellow fire coming out of the gun barrel. To the left of the soldier is the body of another American soldier lying face down on the street, presumably dead. Surrounding the soldiers are piles of debris from…