VIRTUAL EXHIBITS
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Currently on Display
This exhibit is about using art as a way to convey certain ideas and, in some cases, taking snapshots of historical events, all through the pens and paints by those who were there and witnessing it firsthand.
Click on the corresponding picture above or the pictures below to see and learn more! Thank you for visiting, and come back soon!
Karl Kae Knecht Collection
(1942-1945)
This talented Evansville local made a series of pencil & pen political/social sketches featured in the Evansville Courier newspaper from 1906 until 1960. He was also instrumental in bringing the Mesker Park Zoo to Evansville, having a lifelong love for animals and the circus.
In this collection are some of the headline cover photos he made for issues from the period of 1942-1945.
Disclaimer: These cartoons displayed reflect the attitudes and biases of their time. They may contain offensive racial and ethnic stereotypes that were common in wartime propaganda.
These views do not represent those of the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. We present them for historical and educational context only.
Viewer discretion is advised.
McClelland Barclay Collection (1942-1945)
McClelland Barclay had a long time relationship with Navy, particularly in making Navy recruitment posters since WWI. He joined the Navy in 1940 and served until he was MIA while onboard USS LST 342 & was given a memorial burial at sea in 1943.
His work is prominently featured on the covers of The Invader (a popular newsletter issued at the Evansville Shipyard).
