| When WWII started, Howard Brodie was a sports artist for The San
Francisco Chronicle. He became one of Yank magazine's best-known
artists during thew ar. He painted everything from Guadalcanal to the
Battle of the Bulge and had an uncanny ability to capture the emotions
of his subjects and record a scene with great attention to detail. He
put himself in combat situations many times an received the Bronze
Star. After the war Brodie became a courtroom artist and recorded
many famous trials, including those of the Chicago Seven, Charles
Manson and General Westmoreland. Brodie never fully severed his ties
to the military and was a combat artist in Korea, French Indochina,
and Vietnam. He now lives in San Miguel, California.
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