Tom Lea – That 2,000-Yard Stare

May 14, 2008 4 min read In: Art Military / War By: Kieran 4 Comments

Tom Lea - That 2,000-Yard Stare

That 2,000-Yard Stare
1944, oil on canvas, 36″ x 28″
U.S. Army Center for Military History, Washington, D.C.

Painting by Thomas C. Lea, III (1907 – 2001) American muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian….

Read more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_C._Lea,_III and visit this site titled “Tom Lea – Artist and Texas Legend” http://www.tomlea.net/

4 Comments

  1. jc 8 years ago

    This one was used as the cover for the Flamingo Classic edition of Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead (in 1993).

  2. Kie 8 years ago

    Thanks for the tip… I’ll update the notes for this image….

  3. alan 8 years ago

    Doe’s anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the 2000yd stare online?.

  4. Kie 8 years ago

    Hmm I’m not sure, there is an official site dedicated to his legacy… you could contact them? http://www.tomlea.net/

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