Tom Lea, LIFE, and World War II

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Courtesy of the Hilliard Art Museum

Tom Lea, Randolph Field At Night, Oil on canvas, 1941, Courtesy of US Army Center of Military History.

During World War II, artist, novelist, and historian Tom Lea traveled 100,000 miles as an artist correspondent for LIFE magazine and a muralist for the WPA. His work will now be on display in a special exhibition at the Hilliard Art Museum. hilliardmuseum.org.