World War II Pacific Theater War art

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Summary

Extent:
0.6 Linear Feet Six 12 3/4 x 18 inch folders.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Five watercolor paintings and one drawing in graphite and colored pencil. The watercolors are untitled and the pencil drawing is titled "Marine Regular "Master Sgt. McGoik." All depict scenes of Marine combat in the Pacific. The works are all signed "Beute."

Content advisory for graphic depictions of violence, racial caricature, and scenes of war.

A watercolor painting of a soldier in green camouflage running on a beach with palm trees. The soldier holds a machine gun and there are bullet impacts in the sand around them, and an explosion on their right.

The painting is signed "Beute" and dated "-44-" in the lower right corner.

A watercolor painting of a soldier with a flamethrower and three burning soldiers on a beach with foliage in the foreground and an ocean view with an island beyond.

Signed "Beute" and dated "-44-" in the bottom right.

A watercolor painting of a soldier holding a machine gun standing on a beach among small houses and palm trees with a Japanese flag set before a burning building.

Signed "Beute" and dated "-44-" in the bottom right corner.

A watercolor painting of three soldiers hauling a boat onto a beach with the ocean in the background.

Dated "-44-" and signed "Beute" in the bottom right corner.

A watercolor painting of four soldiers wading in waste deep water hung with vines. They carry guns and machetes as they head towards the viewer.

Signed "Beute" and dated "-45-" in the bottom right corner.

A pencil and colored pencil drawing of a Sergeant holding a machine gun and a saber with six dying men with various injuries surrounding him. Bullets and instruments of war fly around the image and a plane with the Japanese flag crashes in the background.

Signed "Beute" and dated "-45-" in the bottom right corner. The title "Marine Regular, "Master Sgt. McGolk,"" is on the back.

Acquisition information:
Purchased with the SCRC Acquisitions Fund.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard