Exhibitions
1st Annual G.I. Art Exhibit (1946)
August 4 – September 9, 1946
Museum of History, Science and Art, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA
Co-Sponsored by the CAC and the Veterans Administration
Exhibiting Artists
William F. Alpers
commercial art
Clyde E. Butler
interior decoration
Burt C. Carpenter
costume design
Morton Dimondstein
“The Attack” – oil painting
Robert Dunn
industrial art
Joe Funk
“Earth, Water and Air”
William Gamill
“Landscape” – drawing/print
Harry Osaki
head of “Delores” – wood sculpture
Elwin M. Sietsema
1 of 2 photographic sections
Walter H. Smith
cartooning
Samuel Sundasky
“Carnival” – watercolor
Leonard B. Thompson
leatherwork
William Tift
illustration
Herbert Woodward
1 of 2 photographic sections
Award Winners
Above are listed the first prize winners in each of the categories. "First prize winners are given membership in the art club for one year with all fees and dues waived." There were forty-one exhibiting G.I. artists in all. (Brushstrokes, L.A. Times, Aug. 4, 1946)
Four CAC Silver Medals for excellence were awarded "in the four Fine Arts mediums. Other mediums will receive ribbons and parchments." (We Sponsor a History-Making Event, CAC Bulletin, July 1946)
Event Venue
Museum of History, Science and Art
Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA