Flag On Iwo by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) Color and the view both tranquil

and the view both tranquil yet alive

No one recognized the artist

creating a later state

actual number printed unknown

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

Flag On Iwo by Lynd Ward, Amer., (1905-1985) Color and the view both tranquilWood 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