The following information is from The New York Times. Painter Traces His Start to World War II Service. By AILEEN JACOBSON. Published: April 30, 2010. During World War II, Stan Brodsky, then a... Read full biography
The following information is from The New York Times. Painter Traces His Start to World War II Service. By AILEEN JACOBSON. Published: April 30, 2010. During World War II, Stan Brodsky, then a 19-year-old soldier from Brooklyn, was in eastern France when his platoon came upon an Alsatian farmhouse... Read full biography
The following information is from The New York Times. Painter Traces His Start to World War II Service. By AILEEN JACOBSON. Published: April 30, 2010. During World War II, Stan Brodsky, then a 19-year-old soldier from Brooklyn, was in eastern France when his platoon came upon an Alsatian farmhouse that their commander ordered them to "liberate." Mr. Brodsky, 85, now a prominent artist living in Huntington, recounts the episode, which took place in November 1944, in his new book, The Uncertainty... Read full biography
The following information is from The New York Times. Painter Traces His Start to World War II Service. By AILEEN JACOBSON. Published: April 30, 2010. During World War II, Stan Brodsky, then a 19-year-old soldier from Brooklyn, was in eastern France when his platoon came upon an Alsatian farmhouse that their commander ordered them to "liberate." Mr. Brodsky, 85, now a prominent artist living in Huntington, recounts the episode, which took place in November 1944, in his new book, The Uncertainty of Experience: An Artist's Journey. While other soldiers made off with jewelry and silverware, Mr. Brodsky wrote, "I opened an untouched drawer of a small table in the corner of the living room.". Inside, he found a watercolor set, "something I had... Read full biography
The following information is from The New York Times. Painter Traces His Start to World War II Service. By AILEEN JACOBSON. Published: April 30, 2010. During World War II, Stan Brodsky, then a 19-year-old soldier from Brooklyn, was in eastern France when his platoon came upon an Alsatian farmhouse that their commander ordered them to "liberate." Mr. Brodsky, 85, now a prominent artist living in Huntington, recounts the episode, which took place in November 1944, in his new book, The Uncertainty of Experience: An Artist's Journey. While other soldiers made off with jewelry and silverware, Mr. Brodsky wrote, "I opened an untouched drawer of a small table in the corner of the living room.". Inside, he found a watercolor set, "something I had never owned or been exposed to," though he had shown talent for drawing in pencil and pen. He... Read full biography