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Harvey Dunn: War Works

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South Dakota Art Museum
Sun: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm, closed Sundays in Jan. and Feb.
Mon - Fri: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Nov. 11, 2018 marks the 100 year anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended combat in World War I. This exhibition commemorates the anniversary of the end of the war with a series of artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn.

The works on display are drawn from the collections of the South Dakota Art Museum and the National Museum of American History. Included are works Dunn created during WWI in his official capacity as a war artist as well as war-themed illustrations he created for stories, advertising and propaganda before and after his service.

Harvey Dunn, Oliver Staggered Over and Entered Major Worsley's Quarters, 1927.

Harvey Dunn, Oliver Staggered Over and Entered Major Worsley's Quarters

1927, oil on canvas. Gift of the artist. South Dakota Art Museum permanent collection.

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