Lot 88136: FRANK KELLY FREAS (American 1922 - 2005) The

FRANK KELLY FREAS (American 1922 - 2005) The Healer's War, book illustration, 2001 Acrylic on board 17 x 13 in. Signed lower center This illustration was used for the frontispiece of Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's novel, The Healer's War, Easton Press, 2001. "No one could have told Lieutenant Kitty McCulley that this was what it meant to be a war nurse. No one could have told her that she was going to Vietnam, not to heal, but to ready her patients for the real pain. Not to alleviate suffering, but to become an object of contempt and misdirected lust. Not to try to save all victims, but to choose sides against people she thought she was there to help. No one could have told her. And it wouldn't have made any difference anyway."

The board has an overall size of 20 x 15 in., and the art is in Excellent condition.