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| Untitled, Marines on Camels |
| Arman T. Manookian |
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Accession Number: 2009.111.3
Original work: Mixed Media
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Eight U.S. Marines and 500 Greek and Arab mercenaries led by Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon make their way from Alexandia, Egypt, to the "shores of Tripoli" to support the First Barbary War in 1805. While walking those 500 miles through the desert was the primary mode of transportation, camels and mules carried supplies—and sometimes Marines—for the 45 days it took to get to present-day Libya. President Thomas Jefferson had refused to pay increased tribute demanded by
the Barbary States to keep U.S. vessels safe from pirates. This led to a declaration of war by Tripoli. The conflict involved naval blockades and attacks on coastal cities and was resolved favorably for the U.S., ending the Barbary practice of piracy against U.S vessels.
Armenian-born Arman Manookian (1904-31) emigrated to the U.S. at
age 16 and studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design.
As a U.S. Marine (1923-27), he supplied illustrations for historian Major Edwin North McClellan, to include this drawing. McClellan and Manookian were stationed at Pearl Harbor starting in 1925, where the artist reached the rank of corporal. He remained in Hawaii after he was discharged, where he was known for his idealized illustrations and colorful paintings of Hawaiian subjects. Manookian took his own life in 1931.
Reproduction Size:
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