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A Hikers Walk
MA131: B13 F87 · Folder · 1984 December 30
Part of James Pollock Papers

84.12.30.21 Original pen and ink drawing on Canson Mi-Tientes paper

Articles in Newspapers
MA 131: B01-F04 · Folder · 2005-2006, 2009
Part of James Pollock Papers
  • Heritage Center hosting Vietnam art exhibit, Pierre Capital Journal, September 6, 2006, page A3
  • Citizen lobbyists plead their personal causes, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, February 12, 2005, page 1
  • The Artists are Coming! Pierre/Ft. Pierre River Life, vol. 7 no. 23 July, 2009, p. 1, 19
Bird on a Porch
MA131: B13 F78 · Folder · 1984 December 30
Part of James Pollock Papers

84.12.30.30 Original pen and ink drawing on Canson Mi-Tientes paper

Cactus
MA 131: B07-FR06 · Framed · 1978
Part of James Pollock Papers

Cactus.
Illustration used in SD Digest Magazine.

MA131: B14 F46 · Folder · 1967
Part of James Pollock Papers

Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) also know as South Vietnamese Army (SVA) fought the Viet Cong along side Americans. It is estimated that over 1.3 million SVA soldiers were killed or wounded. At left an ARVN soldier stands in the rain possibly contemplating what might have happened if he had been standing at this location when the crater was made.
Three photographs printed and pub on foam board.

MA 131: B01-F10 · Folder · 1996 August
Part of James Pollock Papers
  • -"Editorial: Our readers give us an instant reality check, since many of them were there when the action took place," p. 6
  • If a picture is worth a thousand words, then combat artist Jim Pollock's paintings tell volumes."
MA131: B14 F53 · Folder · 1967
Part of James Pollock Papers

Between patrols and before going out again soldiers take some personal time to res as well as check over their equipment in preparation for another field operation. (Ink/Watercolor print on foam board.

CAT: Card Game
MA131: B14 F52 · Folder · 1967
Part of James Pollock Papers

Soldiers playing a "Leisurely" game of cards for relaxation during off duty moments is common in war zones. Vietnam was no different. Not visible, but in the center of this watercolor I would bet there was "Funny Money" exchanging hands. "Funny Money" is what soldiers called Military Payment Certificates (MPC) which was Military Issues Currency used in Vietnam in place of official US Currency. MPC money could be exchanged for "real money" when a soldier left an MPC Zone such a Vietnam. Watercolor print on foamboard.

CAT: Door Gunner
MA131: B14 F43 · Folder · 1967
Part of James Pollock Papers

Door gunners had a dangerous job in Vietnam. On mu visit with the 196th :IB I flew on an aerial recon. Two officers sat on the floor of the helicopter reading maps and looking out the open door as they radioed ground units. While this was going on I got a change to look over the shoulder of the Door Gunner which influenced me to do this pen and ink drawing.

MA131: B14 F54 · Folder · 1967
Part of James Pollock Papers

Some themes must be universal. One of the pieces I did as a soldier artist in Vietnam was a 1st Infantry Division soldier receiving a field haircut, so I sketched the scene and later made this watercolor and ink painting. An Englishman, in contact with North Vietnamese soldier-artists, sent me a copy of a drawing. This drawing by a Viet Cong soldier-artist, portrays a North Vietnamese soldier getting a field haircut. Ink/Watercolor print on foam board.