1963 Print Howard Brodie WWII Art Medic Oliver Poythress Soldier Dud 88 Mortar RM4 No creases

No creases

The finished block was then often locked-up in a chase with text and this composite was then used to create a thin metal replica called a stereotype

employing the tangible relics of medieval times to free the imagination

the American Lake Trout can reach a weight of nearly 100 pounds

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1963 Print Howard Brodie WWII Art Medic Oliver Poythress Soldier Dud 88 Mortar RM4 No creasesThis is an original 1963 halftone print of an 88 dud landing behind a medic named Oliver Poythress in Germany (Deutschland). Brodie wrote on the subject, "During the 88 barrage, a dud landed in front of a platoon sergeant, spraying him with dirt. Another ricocheted over the 300 operator and one landed behind a medic. GIs described the duds when we rehashed the attack afterwards." Poythress had stopped a GI from throwing a grenade into a supposed enemy