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New York World's Fair
New York World's Fair
New York World's Fair
Artist Rudolph Charles von Ripper (American, b. Austria, 1905 - 1960)

New York World's Fair

Date1939
MediumInk, wash, and gouache on paper
DimensionsBoard: 23 9/16 × 28 5/8 in. (59.8 × 72.7 cm)
Image: 19 3/16 × 25 1/16 in. (48.7 × 63.7 cm)
Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Michael T. Ricker
Object number2022.182
Snow Came. Mortars, Artillery, And Night Patrols Played The Dominant Part Of The Fighting During Those Long, Static Winter Months.
Snow Came. Mortars, Artillery, And Night Patrols Played The Dominant Part Of The Fighting During Those Long, Static Winter Months.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
They Sat In The Shiphold And Played Cards Or Shot Craps.
They Sat In The Shiphold And Played Cards Or Shot Craps.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
In The Woods Sloping Down To The Rapido River, We Sat Around The Foxholes Awaiting The Orders For The Crossing.
In The Woods Sloping Down To The Rapido River, We Sat Around The Foxholes Awaiting The Orders For The Crossing.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
All Along The Italian Peninsula, We Crossed Streams Of Refugees, Fleeing From The Danger Of Battle With Their Most Precious Belongings.
All Along The Italian Peninsula, We Crossed Streams Of Refugees, Fleeing From The Danger Of Battle With Their Most Precious Belongings.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
After We Had Cleared The Krauts Out Of San Vittore, Half-Starved Children, Who Had Been Hiding For Weeks In Cellars, Appeared In The Doorways, Begging For Food.
After We Had Cleared The Krauts Out Of San Vittore, Half-Starved Children, Who Had Been Hiding For Weeks In Cellars, Appeared In The Doorways, Begging For Food.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
After The Long Push Up The Coast And After We Broke Through The Gothic Line, We Were Bogged Down By Winter Conditions In The Apennine Mountains Along Bologna, Along Highway 65.
After The Long Push Up The Coast And After We Broke Through The Gothic Line, We Were Bogged Down By Winter Conditions In The Apennine Mountains Along Bologna, Along Highway 65.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.
The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.
Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.
Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
To Those Who Gave Their Lives
To Those Who Gave Their Lives
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.
On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
With the 34th Infantry Division in Italy - A Portfolio of 30 Etchings, Includes Several Additional Proofs, Some Hand Annotated by Artist
With the 34th Infantry Division in Italy - A Portfolio of 30 Etchings, Includes Several Additional Proofs, Some Hand Annotated by Artist
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
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