Counterattack Coming

Painting

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Tom Lea Institute

Counterattack Coming, 1944. Oil on canvas. 36½ X 28½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: In a dark, war-torn landscape, soldiers in helmets huddle together under a glowing sky.
Counterattack Coming, 1944. Oil on canvas. 36½ X 28½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

In a dark, war-torn landscape, soldiers in helmets huddle together under a glowing sky.

Name/Title

Counterattack Coming

Description

In a dark, war-torn landscape, soldiers in helmets huddle together, lying on a ridge under a glowing sky.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Oil on Canvas

Subject

Soldiers lying on a ridge

Subject Place

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tom Lea

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1944

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

El Paso, Texas

Continent

North America

Location

Location

Collection

Collection of U.S. Army Center of Military History

Date

November 3, 2025

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Catherine Lea Weeks