A quick shave. 29

Original ink drawing, signed and dated by Stevenson; soldier standing beside large transport truck, shaving in rear-view mirror; other trucks and equipment in right background, dirigible in sky overhead; military censor stamp and typed description, along with artist's handwritten note and signature, on verso. Original ink drawing, signed and dated by Stevenson; soldier standing beside large transport truck, shaving in rear-view mirror; other trucks and equipment in right background, dirigible in sky overhead; military censor stamp and typed description, along with artist's handwritten note and signature, on 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.