Art As Experience: Richard James Olsen And The Vietnam War

Augusta, Georgia: Morris Museum of Art, 2020. Softcover. VG. square, multi-color wraps w/ white printing. 141 pgs w/ primarily color illustrations. "Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1935, Richard J. Olsen began his journey in art in his youth. He attended the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1958 and a master of fine arts degree (with a concentration in painting and printmaking) in 1966. He was a child during World War II and a teenager during the Korean War. At Wisconsin he signed up for ROTC, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and he graduated, a commissioned officer, at the beginning of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. He became a helicopter pilot, serving tours of duty over the next few years in Vietnam. He returned to school on the completion of his service obligation to get his graduate degree...Since 1965 his work has been included by invitation in more than one hundred group exhibitions and has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions. It is included in public, private, and corporate collections around the world. He is the recipient of many honors and awards"--Morris Museum Of Art Website.