”Patrol in the Rice Paddy” by R. Blum.
The traveling exhibition of “Vietnam Combat Art,” which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, has been extended through Feb. 15 at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main Street.
This traveling exhibition features 39 pieces of art from the collection of the Department of the Army’s Center for Military History.
As the conflict in Vietnam escalated in 1965, the Army Chief of Military History inaugurated the Army Art Program to document military operations and Army life in Southeast Asia. Both professional military and civilian artists recorded the war experience through photographs, field sketches, and notes and then worked in studios to produce art based upon their observations.
The traveling exhibition was produced by the Cities of Roanoke and Salem; Roanoke County; the Town of Vinton; and the Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the Association of the United States Army.
Admission to the exhibit is free. The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information: www.fairfaxva.gov or 703-385-8414.