The sketches are by combat artist Jim Pollock, which he made while
in the field in Vietnam. Later, he and the other artists on U. S. Army Combat
Art Team IV (Samuel Alexander, Burdell Moody, Daniel Lopez and Ronald Wilson)
spent two months in Hawaii completing their paintings of the action in Vietnam.
The paintings were retained by the U. S. Army for inclusion in U. S. Army
Military History War Art Collection in Washington, D. C.
jpollock@iw.net
Door Gunner
Pen and ink drawing, Depicts a Helo Door Gunner.
Looking Down The Trail
Watercolor, Depicts a soldier on the trail.
Waiting Interrogation 199th Inf Div
Watercolor which depicts VC suspects blindfolded and waiting interrogation.
Waiting To Lift Off
Watercolor and Pen
and Ink, Depicts a Medical Evacuation.
Med Evacuation
Oil painting, Depicts a Medical Evacuation.
G. I. Card Game
Watercolor, Depicts soldiers playing cards between patrols.
Field Haircut At Big Red One
Watercolor
and pen and ink, Depicts a soldier getting a field haircut.
Between Patrols 199th Inf Div Near Cat Lai
VN
Watercolor and pen and ink, Depicts soldiers resting between patrols.
Old VN Man
Pen and ink wash, Depicts a Vietnamese Man.
Quiet Pause Before Next Patrol 199th Inf
Watercolor and pen and ink, Depicts the depressing feeling between patrols.
Taking A Break
Pen and ink, Depicts a soldier resting while out on patrol.
Forward Air Controller
Pen and ink, Depicts a Forward Air Controller looking out Huey door.
Bulldozer 1st Log Comm, Qui Nhon
Watercolor, Depicts Engineers moving dirt along the beach.
Korean Papa San
Pen and ink wash, this piece depicts a Korean.
his selection to US Army Combat Artist Team IV he was serving as a Sp/4
postal clerk with First Base Post Office, 8th US Army, and was stationed
at Camp Ames near Taejon, South Korea. All artworks completed as a soldier
artist are in the Military History War Art Collection in Washington D.C.
jpollock@iw.net