November 2011
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U.S. Navy War Artist Monica Allen-Perin
By Andrew Cox
Monica Allen-Perin developed an interest in painting early in life and never turned back. She attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and also earned a Masters of Art degree from State University of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. She has taught Art History and Studio Art at the University of Maryland in Italy. When not painting for the Navy, she paints the...
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U.S. Navy War Art
By Andrew Cox
War artist Morgan Wilbur has painted many scenes, from Navy rescue operations and ships in various settings, to Navy surgeons desperately treating wounded troops in Iraq.
A former sailor, Wilbur told Marine Corps Times, “I want to tell the story of what our people are doing.” They have been doing a lot. This past decade, the Navy has supported continuous combat operations in...
