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Painting War: George Plante’s Combat Art in World War II

“[George] Plante…was looking at his watch when the torpedo hit…the force of the explosion threw him across the cabin…although very shaken he was not injured.  He managed to send out SOS calls before grabbing a photograph of his wife and trying to leave.” When artist George Plante volunteered for service in the British Merchant Navy … CONTINUE READING ❯
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