About the Episode
The National WWII Museum’s curator Chase Tomlin sits down with Nat Mauldin, son of Bill Mauldin, and Todd DePastino, a Mauldin historian, to discuss the Museum’s new special exhibit Drawn to Combat: Bill Mauldin and the Art of War.
The traveling exhibition explores the life and legacy of one of the most important American cartoonists of the 20th century. This traveling exhibit traces Bill Mauldin’s life and career from his early artistic development through World War II and into the postwar decades, highlighting Mauldin’s ability to capture the daily realities of life on the front lines in Europe with honesty, humor, and sharp insight.
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- Bill Mauldin
- World War II art
Chase Tomlin
Chase Tomlin is an Associate Curator at the National WWII Museum. He received a BA and master’s degree in history from Southeastern Louisiana University before studying at Louisiana State University. Chase has worked at the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies and the Louisiana State Archives, as well as LSU as a teaching assistant and instructor. His professional interests include mobilization, the American Home Front, and the Latino experience during World War II.
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Drawn to Combat: Bill Mauldin and the Art of War
Drawn to Combat: Bill Mauldin and the Art of War explores the life and legacy of one of the most important American cartoonists of the 20th century, whose work during World War II captured the realities of life on the front lines. Originally organized by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
