Life and death, invasion of Rendova Island

Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Shannon, of a dead soldier, hand covering face, lying in a coconut grove march, ferns, prickly vines, grasses; rotting coconuts sprouting, slimy tender green; Invasion of Rendova, Solomon Islands Campaign. Original pen and ink and wash sketch, signed by Shannon, of a dead soldier, hand covering face, lying in a coconut grove march, ferns, prickly vines, grasses; rotting coconuts sprouting, slimy tender green; Invasion of Rendova, Solomon Islands Campaign. 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.