Taking the Blockhouse

Painting

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Tom Lea Institute

Taking the Blockhouse, 1944. Oil on canvas, 27 X 36. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: Four soldiers cautiously walk through tropical terrain strewn with debris and fallen enemies

Taking the Blockhouse, 1944. Oil on canvas, 27 X 36. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Four soldiers cautiously walk through tropical terrain strewn with debris and fallen enemies

Name/Title

Taking the Blockhouse

Description

Four soldiers cautiously walk through tropical terrain strewn with debris and fallen enemies.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Oil on Canvas

Subject

A group of soldiers

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tom Lea

Role

Painter

Date made

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 13, 2025

Copyright

Copyright Holder

Catherine Lea Weeks