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