Figures and snowfall, Train, WDC-NYC

Original pen and ink sketch, signed by Shannon, of Fort Belvoir soldiers with weekend passes, sleeping while on the Washington, D.C. to New York City train, snow falling outside the train window. Original pen and ink sketch, signed by Shannon, of Fort Belvoir soldiers with weekend passes, sleeping while on the Washington, D.C. to New York City train, snow falling outside the train window. 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.
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