Harry Everett Townsend
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Harry Everett Townsend (1879–1941) was a war artist for the United States Army during World War I.
Biography
Harry Everett Townsend was born in
Santa Fe Railroads
used his scenic paintings for advertising.
In 1900 Townsend began to work with
as well as a number of books. In 1912 he established a studio in northern France so that he could be close to both Paris and London. The onset of war forced Townsend to return to the United States, where he resumed his work as an illustrator.He began his war service drawing posters before receiving his captain's commission in 1918. Much of Townsend's work during the war focuses on the human element. He produced a number of images showing how the rigors of combat eventually leave little to distinguish between winners and losers in war. After the war Townsend returned to illustrating. His experiences with the
AEF
, War Diary of a Combat Artist, were published in 1991.
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Drawing of Pvt Berhens S.C.
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References
- ^ New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 results for Harry E. Townsend, Ancestry.com
This article incorporates public domain material from Harry Everett Townsend. United States Army Center of Military History.
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