Art & Artifacts

Due to the sensitive nature, and considering the time frame and equipment with which they were captured, the majority of the photographs used in this exhibit will appear pixelated.

The National Museum of the United States Army celebrates over 245 years of Army history and honors our nation's Soldiers - past, present, and future - the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard.

National Museum of the United States Army
1775 Liberty Drive
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060

The Pentagon
1400 Defense Blvd
Washington, D.C. 20301

Beginning with the native peoples and covering the arrival of the U.S. Army into the North Country of New York, the Museum covers the development of the installation through the present and the history of the 10th Mountain Division from its inception in the mountains of Colorado to its wartime baptism in the mountains of Italy. Also told is the modern history of the Division, where it becomes the most deployed division in the U.S. Army, including numerous wartime tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum
P2509 COL Reade Road
Fort Drum, NY 13602
Phone: (315) 774-0253

Following the September 11 attacks, it was determined that al Qaeda was utilizing Afghanistan as a base of operations. In response, on October 7, 2001, President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes targeting al Qaeda and the Taliban had begun in Afghanistan staring Operation Enduring Freedom. The first large scale conventional battle took place between March 2 and March 16, 2002 in the Shahi-Kot Valley and was known as Operation Anaconda.

Always present with Soldiers in war and in peace, the Chaplain Corps provides religious support to America's Army by nurturing the living, caring for the wounded, and honoring the fallen. That story is told at the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Museum.

U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Museum
10100 Lee Road
Fort Jackson, SC 29207
Phone: (803) 751-8079/8827

Opened June 2, 2009, the U.S. Army Artillery Museum tells the story of Artillery from 1775 to the present with over 70 guns and artillery pieces and numerous other artifacts from head gear and ammo to small arms and uniforms.

U.S. Army Artillery Museum
238 Randolph Rd
Fort Sill, OK 73503
Phone: (580) 442-1819

George Biddle, artist and founder of the depression era Federal Art Project, outlined the mission of the Army’s World War II combat artists and his inspiration remains relevant today. Since World War I, the Army has embedded Soldier and civilian artists with troops to participate in their lives and document their findings in art. These Army Artists have had great latitude in their choice of subject matter, covering everything from the dangers of combat to the Soldier’s daily routine.

In every era, Army Artists have forged deep connections with Soldiers. They immerse themselves in troop life and witness personal connections among Soldiers. Today’s Army Artists serve as documentary historians to promote esprit de corps throughout the ranks by portraying Soldiers who make great and small sacrifices for their country. In an era in which the Army’s activities are well-documented by photography, both by professional photographers and the cell phones of individual soldiers, Army Artists offer yet another visual medium to record the Army’s history and to elevate both the heroic and the mundane details of daily life to the status of “fine art.”