Navy Art Collection
The Navy Art Collection has over 15,000
paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture. It contains depictions
of naval ships, personnel, and action from all eras of U.S. naval
history, but due to the operation of the Combat Art Program, the
eras of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Desert
Shield/Storm are particularly well represented. The Branch manages
the art collection, produces exhibits, loans artwork to museums
and institutions, and provides research assistance on the art
collection. Copies of most of the images on this home page
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| View Exhibits | Travelling Exhibition Program |
| Combat Art | The Forgotten War:Korea |
Recent Online Exhibits
Women in Uniform From a Yeoman (F) in WWI to a contemporary aviator, this exhibition features works of art from the Navy Art Collection that depict female Navy military personnel. Women have had a continuous and growing presence in the U.S. Navy throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. Whenever international or domestic events dictated the need, the Navy expanded its opportunities for women to serve. |
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Fight, Let's Go: Works by McClelland Barclay During World War II, illustrator and advertising artist McClelland Barclay lent his talents to the Navy's New York Recruiting Office, creating some of the war's most recognizable images for recruiting posters. He also volunteered to go to the front line and painted dozens of portraits of officers and enlisted men. Included in this exhibit are his previously unpublished "Heroes of the South Seas" sketches. |
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Information regarding image research Click Here
Location:
Washington Navy Yard, Navy Art Collection, Building 67
Hours:
Monday - Friday 0900 - 1530 (9 am to 3:30 pm)
Saturday, Sunday and Federal holidays Closed
Phone:
(202) 433-3815; Fax: (202) 433-5635