Mike Fay, working and walking in the shoes of Kerr Eby (1890-1946) and other famous combat artists, is now retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and publishing a book about his tours of duty and deployment on his web site.
Michael Fay and his fiancée, Janis, who will be married on 10 October of this year at the newly completed chapel at the National Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps, in Triangle, VA, adjacent to the Quantico marine base.
You can read the first two chapters by clicking on the link above which will bring up Chapter Two. Simply scroll down to the introduction and the first chapter. Meanwhile, here are some illustrations that appear within the text.
Michael Fay has done what few among us ever has -- to the everlasting credit of the profession of illustration. Good luck, Mike, congratulations all around, to you and Janis, and on the auspicious occasion of your retirement and all the wonderful possibilities for the future.
Click on this line for other posts uploaded here about Michael Fay.
Nice pics!
Posted by: Jack Napiare | June 18, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Wonderful drawings and a beautiful fiance. I am happy to see that the next chapter in your personal story is a good one.
My father George S Eisenberg just turned 90. He too did war illustrations, however during WWII. We put together this blog of his work as a birthday surprise, www.ASailorsDairy.com. When I see Dad next week I will show him your illustrations, which no doubt will make him smile. Hope you find this comment!
Posted by: Julie Eisenberg Janson | April 07, 2011 at 02:11 PM