Art of war: California veteran chronicled 3 wars with pens, pencils
Otis Willie
(EXCERPT) By Adam Jarman Knight Ridder
PARKFIELD, Calif. - During the course of three wars, Howard Brodie
never once carried a gun.
He packed his pens and pencils -- tools he would use to document the
humanity of military conflict.
Brodie, now 88, has sketched, with graphic detail, some of the most
significant battles, courtroom trials and national events since World
War II.
But, he insists, it's not the events to which he's drawn. It's the
people.
``The human is really the essence of my art,'' said Brodie recently
from his home near Parkfield. ``And war has been a theme in my life
because I feel the deepest part of the human is revealed in the
proximately to death.''
At 27, the Oakland-born artist was enjoying a career as a sports
artist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He spent his days drawing
legends such as Joe Louis and Joe DiMaggio.
``World War II c...
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
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