Charleston, SC, Artist Bob Wilson, Jr. Has Works on View at the Pentagon by canews Six paintings by local artist Bob Wilson, Jr. are on display in the Pentagon’s Patriotic Arts Program for a minimum of one year. His works are being shown along with other well known, international military artists. More than 100,000 visitors tour the Pentagon each year to experience firsthand its historical significance and glean from its historical exhibits, of which the patriotic art program is a part. Paintings selected for the exhibition honor America’s military men, women and families and recognize their selfless service and sacrifices in preserving the freedoms of our great nation. carolinaartsnews.wordpress/2014/09/19/charleston-sc-artist-bob-wilson-jr-has-works-on-view-at-the-pentagon/914bob-wilson/ One of Wilson’s paintings on display, The Fair Faces of Courage, honors women in combat roles. At the time of the painting was finished in 2011, 124 US Military women had been killed in Operation Iraq Freedom and another 42 in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). The painting focuses on our modern day female warriors and the various combat roles they are engaged in. Their sacrifices, isolation from family and children, hardships, and having to face the dangers of real combat require extraordinary courage. The women in this painting are truly “fair faces of courage”. The Fair Faces of Courage, along with the copyrights, was donated to the American Legion, Post 28, in Spartanburg, SC, and was featured in the March 2012 American Legion Magazine. Proceeds from the sales of prints have contributed to over $3,000 to the Post’s veteran’s support programs and community work. Post 28 Commander, General (Retired) Ed Hall, was instrumental in bringing the painting to the attention of the Secretary of Defense. Coincidentally, the Pentagon was putting together the final display of patriotic art and needed one more exhibiting artist. The Fair Faces of Courage was a perfect fit for the Pentagon exhibit. Wilson’s other paintings on display include Iraq Bound which depicts a Charleston based C-17; Big Friend, Little Friend showing a WWII B-17 bomber flown by Wallace Story of Spartanburg, SC; Operation Castle depicting a Gearing Class destroyer on patrol during the hydrogen bomb tests of the 1950’s; The Last Survivor which is actually a portrait of Wilson’s father shown drinking a toast to his lost war buddies who stand around him in ghost form; and a portrait of Captain Kimberly Hampton, the first woman from South Carolina to be killed in combat, and the first American woman to be killed in air combat. In addition to his military paintings, Wilson is also an accomplished portrait artist. He is an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild and is a member of the Portrait Society of America. He and his wife, Karen, are well known in the local art community through their West Ashley home-based business of reproducing art for other artists. Wilson’s work can be seen at (RobertWilsonFineArt), (bob-wilson.artistwebsites), or at his home/studio gallery. canews | September 19, 2014 at 9:16 am | Tags: Bob Wilson Jr., Carolina Arts, Charleston SC, Pentagon, Pentagon’s Patriotic Arts Program, Visiting Charleston SC, Visiting South Carolina | Categories: Art Exhibition, Charleston SC Visual Arts, Coastal SC Visual Arts, Lowcountry SC Visual Arts, SC Visual Arts | URL: wp.me/p12lrD-3t7
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:35:34 +0000
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