As usual, this protest backfired. Lots of stories on this artist now. Here’s what I could find of his work.
Marine Staff Sargeant Michael Fay, a reservist from Fredericksburg, VA, holds the distinction of being the only combat artist currently serving in the Marine Corps. Recently returned from Iraq, he continues a tradition of combat art that dates back to ancient times. Fay earned an undergraduate degree in Art Education from Penn State University and works at the Combat Art Museum when not on active duty. This small selection of paintings and drawings made in Afghanistan and Iraq documents aspects of war in a very personal and immediate way. The exhibition runs concurrent with the Camden Conference, The Middle East: Compromise or Conflagration?, February 25-27. For more information on the conference, see www.camdenconference.org
Staff Sgt. Michael Fay's work includes depictions of some of the quieter moments in military duty. Above is his painting of Marines setting trip flares that will warn them of intruders.
Marine Staff Sgt. Michael Fay, a combat artist, is heading to Iraq.
Above is Fay's pencil drawing of a Marine returning from a nine-day patrol in Afghanistan last year.