WORLD WAR II, 1942-1945
CORPORAL BUTLER, 8TH CAVALRY AND HIS MOUNT, 1941
CORPORAL BUTLER, 8TH CAVALRY AND HIS MOUNT, 1941

Charcoal, 17¼ x 13½ Fort Bliss, Texas Collection of Carl Green & Linda Kirby, El Paso © Catherine Lea Weeks

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PORTRAIT OF PVT. WYLIE POTTER
PORTRAIT OF PVT. WYLIE POTTER

Oil on canvas, 22½ x 18½ LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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PORTRAIT OF SGT. R.H. HULSE, CREW CHIEF
PORTRAIT OF SGT. R.H. HULSE, CREW CHIEF

Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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A TIME AND A PLACE, ARGENTIA BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND, 1941
A TIME AND A PLACE, ARGENTIA BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND, 1941

Oil on canvas, 25 x 40 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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PORTRAIT OF FLYING CADET BILL KELLY
PORTRAIT OF FLYING CADET BILL KELLY

Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 Life Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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SGT. BRUCE BIEBER
SGT. BRUCE BIEBER

Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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COXSWAIN
COXSWAIN

Oil on canvas, 30 x 18 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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PRELIMINARY SKETCH FOR DEATH OF WASP, 1942
PRELIMINARY SKETCH FOR DEATH OF WASP, 1942

Pencil on envelope, 11¾ x 13¾ Collection of James H. and Judy Clement, Dallas © Catherine Lea Weeks

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DEATH OF THE WASP, original study
DEATH OF THE WASP, original study

Made aboard the USS Hornet, 1942

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DEATH OF THE WASP, final rendering, 1942
DEATH OF THE WASP, final rendering, 1942

Oil on canvas, 22 x 40 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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FIGHTER IN THE SKY
FIGHTER IN THE SKY

Oil on canvas, 14¼ x 23¼ LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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USS HORNET
USS HORNET

Watercolor on paper, 10 x 14 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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GENERAL QUARTERS – ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS, 1942
GENERAL QUARTERS – ALL HANDS MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS, 1942

Pencil on sketchpad paper, 13 3⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 Collection of the El Paso Museum of Art, sketchpad Gift of Ms. Ida L. Clement, Judy and James H. Clement, Jr., FMC Corporation, Mrs. Betty Ruth Wakefield Haley, Bill and Ann Kiely, Dr. Richard and Susan Sugden, and Mr. and Mrs. R. P Washburne © Catherine Lea Weeks

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SUNDOWN ON PELELIU
SUNDOWN ON PELELIU

Oil on canvas board, 27½ x 32½ LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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THE FIGHTING HORNET
THE FIGHTING HORNET

Oil on canvas, 30½ x 21½ LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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THAT 2,000-YARD STARE, 1944
THAT 2,000-YARD STARE, 1944

Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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SKETCH OF RUFUS OAKEY, PELELIU, 1944
SKETCH OF RUFUS OAKEY, PELELIU, 1944

Pencil on sketchpad paper 13 3⁄4 x 11 3⁄4 Collection of the Tom Lea Institute, gift of Rufus Oakey, Jr. © Catherine Lea Weeks

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THE PRICE, 1944
THE PRICE, 1944

Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 LIFE Collection of Art WWII, US Army Center of Military History, Washington, DC

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