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War Art Unit
In 1942 the Corps of Engineers established a War Art Unit, to include both military and civilian artists, in an effort to reveal the realities of war to the nation. Artist for the program were recruited in joint effort by the Associated American Artists organization and the War Department established art committee. Unfortunately a little over six months into the program Congress cut the funds for the art project and the military artists were reassigned to other duties. Some however, continued to produce art through their military career.

Abbott Laboratories
Additional efforts to document the war came from major companies with a history in supporting both soldiers and artists such as Abbott Laboratories. From 1942-45, Abbott Laboratories helped produce seven different combat art projects. One such project Abbott supported in collaboration with the Surgeon General’s Office, and focused on producing medical related art. For this they commissioned well-known artists such as Peter Blume, Joseph Hirsch, and John Steuart Curry.

Camp Barkeley
John Steuart Curry started his commission in early 1944 at Camp Barkeley eleven miles southwest of Abilene, Texas. During his stay there, he committed himself to becoming one of the soldiers. He wore a uniform, ate, and went on bivouacs with the soldiers. Curry spent most of his time sketching training battalion units during bivouac problems, as well as following teams through their levels of field medical evacuation. He also commonly sketched the soldiers as they maneuvered their way through obstacle and infiltration courses and demonstrations in the “Nazi Village,” and strafing. While at the camp, Curry produced nearly a hundred sketches covering virtually all training exercises, a crayon portrait of Lieut. Col. Edward A. Zimmerman, and even an large oil portrait of Brig. Gen. Roy C. Heflebower, the commanding general of the medical replacement training center.

==List Of Works ==
 * 1) Operation
 * 2) Training Army Corp. Texas
 * 3) Army Medical Unit to Rescue
 * 4) Medical Training
 * 5) The Surgeon
 * 6) Army Medical Unit
 * 7) Operating Room Scene(I)
 * 8) Operating Room Scene(II)