Title : Earl Mayan's World War II Drawings
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Earl Mayan's World War II Drawings
When New York illustrator Earl Mayan (1916-2009) decided to enlist in World War II, he left behind his illustration career just as it was just beginning to take off.
He served for four and a half years as a camouflage engineer and reconnaissance photographer, flying through skies lit by antiaircraft rounds, and developing his photographs in abandoned farmhouses.
During the down time he drew litho-crayon portraits of his fellow soldiers, of kids in Panama and Trinidad, and of ordinary folks in France.
He sketched guys from the 606 Engineer's Batallion waiting in a chow line at Camp Lucky Strike in France. Note the dog, and how each guy carries his own mess kit.
He carried the drawings around for years rolled up in his barracks bag. The drawings suffered through all sorts of conditions, but somehow they survived.
He returned to a successful career as an illustrator in the 1950s. The newest issue of Illustration Magazine (#57) features the work of Earl Mayan, with 81 examples of his artwork (including 9 of his WWII drawings) taken from originals and tearsheets, along with a biography written by his daughter.
The issue also features the work of Peter Stevens and W.E. Hill. If you can't find a copy of Illustration (#57) on your newsstand, you can follow the link and order from the website.
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More of Mayan's WWII drawings at Ron Glazer Fine Art and at the Earl Mayan website
Wikipedia on Earl Mayan
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