Filling in with some background information during a letter-writing hiatus from October 6 to November 9, 1949, as June recuperates at the hospital from a ruptured appendix…
Art brought his sketch pad with him as he toured the Pacific on Navy minesweepers. Most of his drawings from this period are rapid sketches, in pencil or charcoal, of his immediate surroundings, including life aboard the ship and life ashore in thePhilippines and Shanghai
Art brought his sketch pad with him as he toured the Pacific on Navy minesweepers. Most of his drawings from this period are rapid sketches, in pencil or charcoal, of his immediate surroundings, including life aboard the ship and life ashore in the
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| Art's drawing of a view from the minesweeper. |
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| Art's drawing of a juggling entertainer. |
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| Art's drawing of a boy begging in Shanghai. |
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| At the wheel, a drawing by Art Price. |
(On Thursday, June’s first year at Traphagen…)
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Nice work.
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