The art on the page below is a taste of the large collection of combat art that is in the collection of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and is the basis of the Museum's Combat Art Gallery.
The Marine Corps Combat Art Program traces its origins to WWII: “Go to war, do art.” Brigadier General Robert Denig, 1942
Its mission: Keep Americans informed about what “their Marines” are doing at home and overseas. Managed today by the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the collection has grown to include more than 9,000 works of art created by 350 artists.
The Marine Heritage Foundation, which supports the Museum, has many prints of Marine combat art which you can have by purchasing from their web site, thus supporting the Foundation and having great art to live with.
The Marine Corps Combat Art Program traces its origins to WWII: “Go to war, do art.” Brigadier General Robert Denig, 1942
Its mission: Keep Americans informed about what “their Marines” are doing at home and overseas. Managed today by the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the collection has grown to include more than 9,000 works of art created by 350 artists.
The Marine Heritage Foundation, which supports the Museum, has many prints of Marine combat art which you can have by purchasing from their web site, thus supporting the Foundation and having great art to live with.
A visit to the Museum will give you direct access to much of this art.
A visit to the Museum will also give you a chance to see its Combat Artist in Residence, Kris Battles, in action.
A visit to the Museum will also give you a chance to see its Combat Artist in Residence, Kris Battles, in action.
The importance of combat art is that it conveys the long tradition of our Corps and at the same time captures both the change and the underlying sameness of the Marine experience.
Who we are now is much about who we were back in the day.
Now, enjoy the combat art below, and if you like this, then hover your cursor over the Combat Art tab above and view the art covering the Corps' entire history..
Who we are now is much about who we were back in the day.
Now, enjoy the combat art below, and if you like this, then hover your cursor over the Combat Art tab above and view the art covering the Corps' entire history..
