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THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR(C)

THIS PAINTING WAS COMMISSONED BY ROBERT SHERIDAN AND WAS DONATED BY RUTLEDGE SHERIDAN TO THE NAVAL HISTORY MUSEUM ABOARD THE USS YORKTOWN "PARKED" AT PATRIOT'S POINT IN CHARLESTON, S.C.
"THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR" WAS AN ACTION OCCURING DURING THE LEYTE GULF CAMPAIGN.  A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE  DURING THIS WAS THE USE OF DYE-FILLED SHELLS BY THE LARGER JAPANESE SHIPS  RESEARCH WAS DIFFICULT AND MANY EDUCATED GUESSES HAD TO BE MADE.  THIS PAINTING  TOOK 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE AND CURED DAVE OF ANY FURTHER DESIRE TO BECOME A "HISTORY PAINTER."

SYMPHONY IN GREEN                                                                                  2006(C)

**HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PAINTING? IT WAS STOLEN FROM A RESTAURANT IN FALLS CHURCH, VA**
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THE BIRTH OF ATHENA(C)