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THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR(C)

THIS PAINTING WAS COMMISSONED BY ROBERT SHERIDAN AND WAS DONATED BY RUTLEDGE SHERIDAN TO THE NAVAL HISTORY MUSEUM ABOARD THE USS YORKTOWN "PARKED" AT PATRIOT'S POINT IN CHARLESTON, S.C.
"THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR" WAS AN ACTION OCCURING DURING THE LEYTTE GULF CAMPAIGN.  A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE  DURING THIS WAS THE USE OF DYE-FILLED SHELLS BY THE LARGER JAPANESE SHIPS  RESEARCH WAS DIFFICULT AND MANY EDUCATED GUESSES HAD TO BE MADE.  THIS PAINTING  TOOK 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE AND CURED DAVE OF ANY FURTHER DESIRE TO BECOME A "HISTORY PAINTER."

*THIS PAINTING WAS RECENTLY(3-2010) FOUND ON A JAPANESE AMERICAN BLOG.*  THE ARTICLE IS POSTED ON A FACEBOOK LINK UNDER THIS WEBSITE WHICH IS LINKED UP WITH FACEBOOK:

*THERE IS ALSO A PAGE FOR FANS OF THEARTOFDAVIDECURTIS*

http://hu1st.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-tincan-sailors-of-taffy-3

Link: hu1st.blogspot.com

NOTE : THIS PAINTING WAS STOLEN FROM IDYLWOOD PIZZA IN FALLS CHURCH, VA IN THE EARLY 1990's.  HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS PAINTING?