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Harry Reeks
Harry Del Reeks (1921-1982) was an American landscape painter and combat artist for the United States Marine Corps.
Early life and work.
Harry Reeks was born in Covington, Louisiana. His father, John F. Reeks, was an artist. Harry Reeks would study under his father, a Spanish artist named Jose Mass, and Charles Reinike. His early landscape work included paintings of New Orleans. He relocated to California in 1939.
Military career.
Reeks was a combat artist for
lived in Covington until his death in 1990
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