One minute after the blast

Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a Marine seated on the ground, looking to his left, after an explosion. Original pen and ink sketch, signed and dated by Reeks, of a Marine seated on the ground, looking to his left, after an explosion. Title from typed label affixed to verso. 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.