DEATH OF THE WASP. [Offset Lithographic Print Of The U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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[San Francisco 1968, Little]. Large black and white, offset lithographic print, 39.5 x 29.5 cm., "NEW" unused condition, very bright, clean example. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . . A STUNNING WORLD WAR 2 ARTIST'S EXAMPLE OF . . . THE DEATH OF THE U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER "WASP" . . . IN THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA . . . TOM LEA'S ORIGINAL STUDY MADE ABOARD USS HORNET . . . 16 SEPTEMBER 1942 . * THE ARTIST -TOM LEA: 1907-2001: Lea was a Texas born artist who drew Texas cowboys, Mexican and American Indian subjects. He was unknown to the rest of the world. . In 1941, Lea was appointed by Life Magazine to be a war correspondent and artist. He was assigned go out into World War 2 among American military forces to paint and sketch dramatic scenes of the war. He visited many theaters of war in Europe and Asia from 1941-1945. His artistic works have been recognized as some of the most important and expressive examples of the brutality of war and the beauty of the places subject to Japanese and German dominance. His works have been displayed nationally. He is a celebrated United States Military artist. . Lea was embedded on the USS Hornet during the battle of the Coral Sea, where he witnessed the Japanese bombing of the USS WASP, mortally wounded. . From the Coral Sea, he continued his assignment to record and document art of World War 2, next stop China. . While in China he sketched famous people: General Channel, Madame Chiang Kai-shek and her husband Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek [Jiang Jieshi], also many stunning views of China. . Lea went to China in late 1943, returning in early 1944. His suburb drawings have remained in his private collection unpublished until 1968. In that year he published a number of these historic and incredible examples. . Tom Lea traveled to Kunming, Guilin and Chongqing in October, 1943. In each place he sought out typical Chinese scenes that would depict the plight of the people. . His stunning drawing of war-torn China, its beleaguered people and their struggle to survive under Japanese bombing and domination. A superb record of Chinese history and posterity, during World War 2. . *** THE PRINT: This is an impressive view of the Coral Sea Battle with Japanese & American ships exchanging fire and under fire, the ocean with bomb hits exploding. . The main focus is the USS "WASP" [CV-7] that was badly hit amidships severely crippling the aircraft carrier which promptly sank. The ship is on fire in two places with a massive hit with billows of black smoke and explosions happening. . Executed in shades of black, gray and white, a fine example, published for the first time in 1968, to commemorate his World War 2 drawings and paintings while on journalist assignment World War 2 in the Pacific Theater and in China, 1942-1944. . *** DATED: The print has a caption at the bottom with text: "DEATH OF THE WASP -ORIGINAL STUDY MADE ABOARD USS HORNET IN THE CORAL SEA ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1942, THE DAY AFTER I SAW THIS HAPPEN." . *** NOTE: Color scans are posted to our website. . Please check our website for others by Tom Lea on World War II & in China, 1944. . *** Color photos are posted to our website *** REFERENCES: . See Wikipedia for more on Tom Lea/the-artist/historical-photographs/the institute devoted to his works. . *.…

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DEATH OF THE WASP. [Offset Lithographic Print Of The U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
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LEA, Thomas C. III
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