Combat Art Gallery
The gallery is currently CLOSED so that we can prepare the space for the future exhibition, The Joe Bonham Project.
The Joe Bonham Project - Opening November 2019
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In November 2019, the Museum will showcase in the Combat Art Gallery, The Joe Bonham Project. The Joe Bonham Project is devoted to keeping the indomitable spirit of our wounded warriors all present and accounted for—with the hope fellow citizens will accept their request to be viewed as whole, with valuable stories and talents to share. The viewer of The Joe Bonham Project is asked to be a collaborator, to join with the service members in the world beyond the line they’ve crossed and respect what each of them is ultimately saying through the artwork, “We are not our wounds” This exhibition of The Joe Bonham Project at the National Museum of the Marine Corps is made possible through the generous contributions of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Smith and Michael Wheeler and the Wheeler Family Foundation. |
LCpl Kyle Carpenter sketch by Michael D. Fay
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The Marine Corps Combat Art Program
“Go to war, do art.”
Brigadier General Robert Denig, 1942
The Museum’s Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery opened July 2017. The gallery features changing exhibitions of the Museum’s combat art collection or related collections on loan from others.
The Marine Corps Combat Art Program traces its origins to 1942. Its mission: Keep Americans informed about what “their Marines” are doing at home and overseas. Managed today by the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the collection has grown to include more than 9,000 works of art created by 350 artists.
Honor, courage, and commitment are the basic principles embraced by all Marines. Along with a dose of gritty realism, those principles are reflected in the combat art collection. Brigadier General Denig’s simple guidance—“Go to war, do art.”—still applies today. Talented active duty Marines, Reservists, and civilian artists document Marine Corps life on the battlefront and while training for battle, during humanitarian missions, and on the home front. The collection’s strength rests on the authentic and unvarnished focus these works have on the human condition under the most trying of circumstances.
“Go to war, do art.”
Brigadier General Robert Denig, 1942
The Museum’s Marine Corps Combat Art Gallery opened July 2017. The gallery features changing exhibitions of the Museum’s combat art collection or related collections on loan from others.
The Marine Corps Combat Art Program traces its origins to 1942. Its mission: Keep Americans informed about what “their Marines” are doing at home and overseas. Managed today by the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the collection has grown to include more than 9,000 works of art created by 350 artists.
Honor, courage, and commitment are the basic principles embraced by all Marines. Along with a dose of gritty realism, those principles are reflected in the combat art collection. Brigadier General Denig’s simple guidance—“Go to war, do art.”—still applies today. Talented active duty Marines, Reservists, and civilian artists document Marine Corps life on the battlefront and while training for battle, during humanitarian missions, and on the home front. The collection’s strength rests on the authentic and unvarnished focus these works have on the human condition under the most trying of circumstances.
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Artist Studio
In addition to the Combat Art Gallery, the Museum opened an art studio in 2017. Located behind the art gallery, the studio provides space for combat artists to practice their skills and to create art. Visit our Artist Studio at the Museum and see combat artists in action on the 2nd Saturday of every month!
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Museum Deputy Director Charlie Grow painting in the Museum's Artist Studio
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