Returning soldier 1945, Tokyo

Original conté crayon and wash bust portrait sketch, signed by Murphy, of a returning soldier in Tokyo. Original conté crayon and wash bust portrait sketch, signed by Murphy, of a returning soldier in Tokyo. Murphy joined the New York 7th Regiment in 1940 and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia. He sailed to Australia in 1943 and served on General MacArthur's staff. Later he went to New Guinea and the Philippines before moving on to Japan following the surrender.

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Original record: Returning soldier 1945, Tokyo
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1945
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Murphy, John Cullen, 1919-2004 (artist)
Subject(s): Camp Stewart, Georgia
Japan
New York 7th Regiment
Sketches
Soldiers in art
Tokyo
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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