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They Drew Fire: Directed by Brian Lanker. With Jason Robards, Franklin Boggs, Howard Brodie, Manuel Bromberg. The story of World War II combat artists and their art.
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They Drew Fire. During World War II more than 100 U.S. servicemen and civilians served as 'combat artists'. They depicted the war as they experienced it with their paintbrushes and...
Mar 11, 2014 · More than 100 soldiers and civilians served as WWII Combat Artists. Artists work was used for the war bond effort and for various magazines of the time. Included is the accompanying PBS web site ...
THEY DREW FIRE showcases the lives and work of the artists through more than 200 pieces of art, rare archival film, and interviews with surviving artists. Originally broadcast nationally on PBS, 2000.
Despite the unpretentious, low-key approach Lanker adopts for his subject matter, They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II becomes an undeniably moving experience. The stories these men share along with samples of the art they created combine to create an emotionally dense tapestry.
Aug 19, 2000 · Produced by Bonni Cohen and Nicole Newnham, directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Brian Lander and narrated by actor and U.S. Navy World War II veteran Jason Robards, They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II, which premieres on May 15, 2000, on Public Broadcasting System stations nationwide, describes the war through the exper...
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