Flag On Iwo by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) Color plate 9-15/16 x 5-3/16

plate 9-15/16 x 5-3/16

actual number printed unknown

and the view both tranquil yet alive

Printed at Bob Blackburn's workshop

who's towering talent and echoing presence Arms

Flag On Iwo by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) Color plate 9-15/16 x 5-3/16Wood Engraving, 1945, Edition unknown, 6 1 16 x 5 3 4, a fine impression, minor soft fold and old hinges to top margin edge, palest hint of mat line, signed, titled & dated in pencil, on tissue thin cream laid japan paper 13 1 4 x 9 11 16. A masterfully nuanced, powerfully patriotic and moving composition by Lynd Ward, which portrays the famous raising of the flag by American Marines atop Mt. Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima towards the end of