The work was to decorate the walls of the new auditorium at Mobridge. S. Dak. Although the artist had to make concessions to local tastes favoring literal portrayal. these paintings still retain several aspects of Oscar Howes imaginative art. With the advent of World War II. Oscar Howe spent 8 2 years In the U.S. Army with combat battalions in North Africa. Italy. and Germany. It was while a corporal in German~y that he first met Miss Heidi Hampel. who today is his wife and a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her trip to America was financed by Oscar Howes first national award. In 1947.
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