Tank retriever, used by engineers to tow heavy equipment: France, 1945

Original ink and pencil sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; side view of large military vehicle; detailed notes on truck dimensions added by artist on front and verso. Original ink and pencil sketch, signed and dated by Stevenson; side view of large military vehicle; detailed notes on truck dimensions added by artist on front and verso. Stevenson enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in July 1941. He was one of the original soldier-artists at Fort Belvoir, VA. before accepting a position as a war artist in May 1943. In 1944 he was in southern England covering the preparations for the Normandy invasion and later depicted war damage in France and Germany. Gift of the artist 1994.

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Original record: Tank retriever, used by engineers to tow heavy equipment: France, 1945
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): Stevenson, A. Brockie, 1919-2009 (artist)
Subject(s): Army
Drawings (Visual Works)
Equipment and supplies
Fort Belvoir, VA
Trucks in art
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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