Military/Historical Art, what is some of your favorite?

the ringo kid · Nov 4, 2013

Most of mine come from Artists like:

David Pentland, Don Stivers, Stan Stokes, Dale Galleon and Don Trioni:

A few examples"

Not the above, just savin those fer something else.

Here are some:
Don Stivers

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John Wayne in: The Horse Soldiers:

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One of my top favorite Stivers works:

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A few David Pentland, ill skip the others:

One of my top Pentland favorites: "Defense of the Reichstag"

Barkmann's Corner:

Ive yet to buy any but plan on it next year. I look at Stivers as sort of a "new" Frederick Remington.

shouldazagged · Nov 4, 2013

I didn't know some of those names; but I'm a great Troiani fan, and you're making a believer of me on Stivers.

the ringo kid · Nov 4, 2013

shouldazagged said:
I didn't know some of those names; but I'm a great Trioni fan, and you're making a believer of me on Stivers.

Trioni is good but ive always favored Stivers. A good thing about Stivers is he also sells some of his prints in the form of Christmas-like cards.

Gunslinger808 · Nov 4, 2013

I always liked Colonel Charles Waterhouse for his depiction of Marines past and present.

the ringo kid · Nov 4, 2013

Gunslinger808 said:
I always liked Colonel Charles Waterhouse for his depiction of Marines past and present.

Ive seen some of his art and i THINK he may be one of those who are listed on David Pentland's site. He has a few dozen artists and their links on it last time I looked.

Forgot to mention that Stokes does a lot of Pacific War themed art.
Some Stokes examples:

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Forgot to mention some of the above is also by Robert Taylor. His usually show an airplane attacking trains and tanks and such.

Marshwheeling · Nov 4, 2013

That is some cool stuff. I have nothing that compares, but Mexico is full of military/historical art. I have taken a few snaps on my trips down there:

Hmmm, thought I had more. In any case, realism is not necessarily a strong point.

boykinlp · Nov 4, 2013

I have always thought that Don Troiani was the best at what he does. His works looks like it could come alive at any moment. The small details and facial expressions are unbelievable.

For about a 7 year period, I would buy all his prints. I met him in Atlanta at a showing of his original of "Thunder on Little Kennasaw". When I bought the print, he did a pencil remarque in the lower left corner of the print of a cannon. It is one of my favorite possessions. I also have his print called "Clear The Way" which is his most valuable to date. The best part is that 90%+ have gone up considerably in the secondary market.

ChuckS1 · Nov 4, 2013

My favorite is Don Troiani since he always seems to get the little details in uniforms and equipment correct, but I don't have of his prints. When I go into old town Fredericksburg, I usually stop at a gallery that has his prints, just to look.

I do have a Don Stivers print of the Union V Corps artillery defense of Malvern Hill that was done on commission for V Corps Artillery when I was assigned on the G4 staff back in the late '80s. We were sort of "encouraged" to buy one by our Chief of Staff, which was okay, since I got a low serial number and autographed print, plus Stivers sketched a little Ordnance Corps branch insignia in the corner for me.

EDIT: The Stivers Malvern Hill print is the 8th one down in the OP's post. While it's a nice print, the guidon is wrong (it's a cavalry design, not the design for artillery) and the sergeant in the middle of the print has three stripes on his right cuff which denote three years of combat service. Seeing as how Malvern Hill was fought in 1862 and the war started in 1861, we just assumed he was a Mexican War vet.

the ringo kid · Nov 4, 2013

The artillery one was one I almost bought at a local show a few years ago. This one has always been a top five favorite of mine:

Malpasowildlifer · Nov 4, 2013

Stan Stokes for sure. When I was a kid there was a gallery in town that had a bunch of his works. I would stand outside and look at them a lot. I always remember the one of the Corsair approaching the carrier.

I like the ones of British military scenes as well such as "Scotland Forever" by Lady Elizabeth Butler (I think)

the ringo kid · Nov 4, 2013

Malpasowildlifer said:
Stan Stokes for sure. When I was a kid there was a gallery in town that had a bunch of his works. I would stand outside and look at them a lot. I always remember the one of the Corsair approaching the carrier.

I like the ones of British military scenes as well such as "Scotland Forever" by Lady Elizabeth Butler (I think)

I have that Corsair - carrier scene but as a postcard he sent to me years ago for some reason. In fact, he sent me 3-4 of these and I might still have them.

Frank46 · Nov 5, 2013

Before Precision Shooting magazine went under Dan Troiani always had one of his prints on the front cover. I have a brass plaque that I bought in the ship's store. Featuring a griffin in the center. Gonna get it mounted and a name plate installed on it. That and the butt end of a 5" 54cal brass shell casing that I made into an ash tray. Hope to get a nameplate for that one also. After 40 some odd years ago i think it's about time. Frank

mg357 · Nov 5, 2013

I love this painting by Norman Rockwell it's from World War 2 and features a soldier firing a water cooled browing 30 caliber machine gun and the caption at the top of the painting reads "Lets give him enough and on time".

Bkreutz · Nov 5, 2013

I'm kinda partial to this.

the ringo kid · Nov 5, 2013

mg357 said:
I love this painting by Norman Rockwell it's from World War 2 and features a soldier firing a water cooled browing 30 caliber machine gun and the caption at the top of the painting reads "Lets give him enough and on time".

Thats a rare Rockwell as he only did a couple war themed drawings and paintings.

the ringo kid · Nov 5, 2013

Bkreutz said:
I'm kinda partial to this.

I always loved Bill Mauldins work. One of my favorite Willie and Joe was when there were in a foxhole and one of them says (while shells were exploding and bullets whizzing about) "The Hell This Isnt The Most Important Hole In The World, Im In It."

And a few other favorites:

"Dont startle him, its almost full."

This one was one used in a VERY stupid waste of space story done in the New York Times, called: Cartoon Violence.

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Nose art on a bomber in the: 340th Bomb Group, 487th Bomb Squadron:

Hard to imagine he has been "gone" for ten years now:

Rest inn Peace Bill:

shouldazagged · Nov 5, 2013

Mauldin was the best. His book Back Home, about the GIs' lives when they returned, is excellent too. He routinely upset the hell out of George Patton with his, shall we say, observations about the general's insistence on ties and other spit-and-polish stuff. The troops adored him.

JeffNW · Nov 5, 2013

A higher call(story here: Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle - CNN.com

timjake · Nov 5, 2013

I own several Robert Taylor pieces, even mix of naval/nautical and aviation.

My favorite is "JG52" Signed by: Erich Hartmann - Dieter Hrabak - Adolf Galland - Walter Krupinski - Fritz Oblesser - Günther Rall
Johannes Steinhoff.

the ringo kid · Nov 6, 2013

timjake said:
I own several Robert Taylor pieces, even mix of naval/nautical and aviation.

My favorite is "JG52" Signed by: Erich Hartmann - Dieter Hrabak - Adolf Galland - Walter Krupinski - Fritz Oblesser - Günther Rall
Johannes Steinhoff.

Ive seen many signed by some of those Knights Cross guys. I have one done that featured signatures by Nashhorn "riders" who also won the Knights Cross. I have it put away so I cant think of the names of the signers off-hand but--one of them in particular--has only signed three pieces for me and two others living here in the USA.

These Gents "rode" in one of these:

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