Original European Theater Artwork (28 pcs), Including Normandy Beach, by LST Crewman and Artist Robert Hughes

The group is comprised of one watercolor painting and 27 pencil sketches and multiple partial pencil studies in three sketch books,, all attributed to artist Robert Hughes, who served in the European Theater during World War II as a member of the crew of LST 317. The sketches depict scenes in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, including the D-Day Normandy Beaches. Most all of the unsigned sketches bear identifying notations with the location of the scene, as well as the month and year of creation. The watercolor painting and most of the sketches measure approximately 9 by 11 3/4 inches.  Robert Hughes was born in Providence, Rhode Island in1915 and had a distinguished career as an artist after World War II.