ARTIST: Dennis Lyall (Texas, Connecticut, born 1946)
NAME: Desert Storm Triumph Parade
YEAR: 2002
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 15 x 13 inches / 38 x 33 cm
BOARD SIZE: 18 x 16 inches / 45 x 40 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NOTE: On August 2, 1990, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein -- the Iraqi tyrant greedy for domination of the Middle East -- launched a brutal assault on the tiny, defenseless country of Kuwait. In response to Hussein's naked aggression, U.S. President George Bush initiated Operation Desert Shield -- a
unilateral mobilization of both active and reserve military forces to Saudi Arabia. On January 16, the day after a United Nations deadline directing Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait, word came. Operation Desert Storm -- the liberation of Kuwait -- had begun. For the next forty-three days, more than half a
million American sons and daughters from all five branches of service -- the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard -- battled an implacable enemy. Vastly outnumbered, they fought valiantly and achieved one stunning victory after another. On February 28, Saddam Hussein -- his heinous war
machine decimated and his army in rout -- capitulated. This artwork is dedicated to the Heroes of Desert Storm, the brave men and women who did the hard work of freedom in January and February 1991 and is a magnificent tribute to our Armed Forces, who answered the call to arms and braved a merciless
despot to sever the shackles of oppression in Kuwait.
PROVENANCE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood Commerative Cover for Old Glory's Proudest Moments postmarked on the anniversary June 8, 2002.; Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
SKU#: 116918
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BIOGRAPHY:
Dennis Lyall is an artist and illustrator with more than 40 years of experience in working with many of the biggest advertisers and publishers in the U.S.
A native of Iowa, Dennis doesn't remember a day during his childhood when he didn't have a pencil in his hand. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1968, and while he was still a student (a junior), he was awarded a Gold Medal for his artwork by the Society of Illustrators in New York.
After graduating from college, Dennis began his professional career as a commercial illustrator in Houston, Texas, working for a commercial art studio then opening his own studio and working as a freelance illustrator. In the late 1970s, after finding an agent in New York City -- the "mecca" for commercial
illustrators at the time -- Dennis moved his family (wife and daughter) to Norwalk, Connecticut, which is about 50 miles outside of "the City."
Dennis is familiar with all forms of artistic expression, but most of his finished work is oil on canvas. And he has worked in all genres, including commercial illustration, portraiture, marine- and Western-style painting. His assignments over the years have included portraits of the 39 signers of the U.S.
Constitution and more than 40 postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service. He also has work in many private collections across the country, plus with the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Texas Historical Commission and Northeastern Utilities.