Iwo Jima A Hard Won Haven by John D.Shaw
Iwo Jima A Hard Won Haven
Overall size: 37" x 23" • Image size: 31.5" x 16.25" • Autographed editions also include signers biography profile. Available in three editions.
Artist Proof S&N Edition of just 100 prints- $350
Signed by the artist and 14 veterans listed + USMC Medal of Honor recipient Jack Lucas
Main Edition S&N of 500 prints - $250
Signed by the artist and 13 Veterans of Iwo Jima
Display Edition Signed by Artist -$95
Personally signed by United States Marines and B-29 Airmen who made history on the volcanic island of Iwo Jima during the climactic final chapters of World War II.
Iwo Jima, a charred, volcanic speck in the Pacific, became a thing of beauty to B-29 crews in trouble, returning from missions against Japan in early 1945. The U.S. Marines paid dearly for their countrymen to live, in what was one of the most famous battles in history. In 36 days of combat, between six and seven thousand Marines died taking Iwo, with many thousands more wounded. It’s estimated that the lives of nearly 25,000 airmen were spared as a result of being able to make emergency landings there. In this scene, a crippled Superfortress of the 34th Bomb Group limps onto Iwo Jima’s hard-won runway, carved from the volcanic rock stretching outward from the base of Mt. Suribachi, site of the famous flag-raising made famous in the world-renowned image by wartime photographer Joseph Rosenthal.
The painting Iwo Jima: A Hard-Won Haven was completed in 2006, and was unveiled for the first time at the opening of the beautiful National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. At the time, the painting and a lithograph edition was signed by a group of veterans of the battle of Iwo Jima, including Marines and B-29 pilots.
Veterans Signees
Vern Brinzenhofe-4th Marine Div., Claire Chaffin-Corpsman USN, Jack Colby-4th Marine Div.,Roy Earle-Saipan,Tinian,Iwo, Norm Hatch-USMC Oscar winning combat cinematographer, Harry Hink-USAAF B-29 pilot, Herb Ing-4th Marine Div.,Raymond Jacobs, 1st Flag raising on Iwo, Henry Koellein-Flame thrower operator, Cy O'Brien-USMC Combat photographer, Grover Thompson-4th Marine Div., Gordon Ward-5th Marine Div., Robert Weiler-USAAF B-29 Gunner.
