11.11.2014

war, huh, what is it good for!

"Mouth Full of War"

Bill Dugan as a young soldier, 1969
Now a sculptor, printmaker and painter, Dugan was in the corpse corps back in the Vietnam War.  When he got his degree in art at Washington University, he made prints using roadkill. He spent a career counseling veterans. He still depicts death (urns, skeletons), but has branched out into hearts, typewriters, animals and, lately, pizza. He will ride in the parade in West Plains, Mo., today. He embodies our own conflicts about conflict:"I am tired of war and honored to have served."

3 comments:

Dianne said...

Handsome fellow underneath that beard---I think it (beard) should go.

And THANK YOU for your service, Bill!!!!!!!!!

Kate Knapp Artist Blog said...

what are those things in his mouth?

Claudia said...

Toy soldiers.