Early the following morning, Piper, an official war artist, painted the aftermath of the attack.
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Artist Brendan Kelly, a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, was also a war artist, spending time in Afghanistan in 2006.
In that sense the war artist can bridge the gap, by bringing home to people what it actually means to be at war.
After this stint, he moved on to become a war artist - he drew sketches of the invasions of Tinian, Saipan, and Peleliu island.
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During the Balkans conflict, Howson became the official British war artist.
Unlike with reporting, there is no news agency or government to edit or censor what a war artist portrays, and they will be uniquely placed to produce images that transcend propaganda.
An official World War I artist, Brangwyn was commissioned in 1924 to paint the murals for the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster.
He became an American citizen, served in the navy during the war and was made an official naval artist.
They are the fantastic play of light and dark from a feverish mind that perceived acutely the driving issues of its time, but could wage war only with the tools of the artist.
Moore's work in textiles was inspired by his aims as an artist after the second world war, particularly his belief, as a Socialist, that art could be a cohesive force in society, bringing together communities through creative public projects.
The Imperial War Museum is still deciding whether to send an artist to Kosovo.
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The artist served as an officer in the 1st Gurkha Rifles in World War II, before joining a course at Maidstone College of Art.
The Friends of Bramley War Memorial hope that by the end of July they will have secured an architect and artist for the project.
After serving in World War II, he married his wife, Eileen, in 1948 and hoped to become an artist.
This useful term was introduced in the 1970s by the Dutch artist Armando, who grew up near Kamp Amersfoort, used during the Second World War as a transit camp for prisoners being sent off to concentration camps.
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His influences were varied and included the German artist Otto Dix, famed for his aggressive approach to colour, perspective and depicting characters affected by war.
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