Sinking of the Wasp

Painting

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Tom Lea Institute

Sinking of the Wasp, 1943. Oil on canvasboard, 22¼ X 40½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: A burning ship with massive explosion, smoke billowing, planes overhead, and ships in the distant sea
Sinking of the Wasp, 1943. Oil on canvasboard, 22¼ X 40½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

A burning ship with massive explosion, smoke billowing, planes overhead, and ships in the distant sea

Name/Title

Sinking of the Wasp

Description

A burning ship with massive explosion, smoke billowing, planes overhead, and ships in the distant sea

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Oil on Canvasboard

Subject

A ship

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tom Lea

Role

Painter

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 12, 2025

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Catherine Lea Weeks