Noumea, New Caledonia

Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; three men fishing from small rock in misty, rainy bay, violet clouds in background. Original watercolor signed and dated by Reeks; three men fishing from small rock in misty, rainy bay, violet clouds in background. Reeks joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign. title provided by cataloger