Noumea MP, Noumea, New Caledonia

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Shannon, of M.P. in the middle of a street directing traffic, one pedestrian crossing street; Noumea, New Caledonia. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Shannon, of M.P. in the middle of a street directing traffic, one pedestrian crossing street; Noumea, New Caledonia. Shannon served as a war artist with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific War Art Unit in 1943. Later became picture editor and illustrator for the Army Information and Education Division, New York, 1944-1946.