@article{932234,
      recid = {932234},
      author = {Bryan, Ashley,},
      title = {Infinite hope : a Black artist's journey from World War II  to peace /},
      pages = {107 pages :},
      note = {"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."},
      abstract = {Image keeping a secret for decades. People have always  known Ashley Bryan as a celebrated artist, storyteller,  writer - a legend. But there was a role Ashley had that  almost no one knew: soldier. In 1943, at nineteen years  old, Ashley was drafted out of art school and into World  War II. During his service he was the technical sergeant  with charcoal pencils and paper stuffed into his gas mask;  a friend and art teacher to the children of Boston, where  he was first stationed; an art student in Scotland; and the  unofficial portrait painter of his fellow soldiers - the  very same ones with whom he was a part of Operation  Overlord at Omaha Beach on D-Day. But despite his many  attributes, Ashley was still seen in one particular way: as  being Black. For years Ashley faced the injustices specific  to Black soldiers in a segregated army. And for decades he  told no one. Now he feels compelled to add to history, to  tell his story, including not only the injustices, but also  the kind people who supported him. The bright moments that  guided him through the dark. And, most of all, how his  passion for art sustained him time and time again. Filled  with never-before-seen artwork, handwritten letters to his  dear Cooper Union classmate Eva, and sketchbook-journal  entries, this heartrending, soaring memoir is both an  extraordinary piece of history - and a lesson in hope. --},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/932234},
}