The Fighting Hornet

Painting

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Tom Lea Institute

The Fighting Hornet, 1942. Oil on canvas, 30½ X 21½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: A battleship fires its main gun as fighter planes attack from the sky, amidst smoke and explosions
The Fighting Hornet, 1942. Oil on canvas, 30½ X 21½. Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

A battleship fires its main gun as fighter planes attack from the sky, amidst smoke and explosions

Name/Title

The Fighting Hornet

Description

A battleship fires its main gun as fighter planes attack from the sky, amidst smoke and explosions.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Oil on Canvas

Subject

A ship

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tom Lea

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1942

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