An Artist Goes to War

Victoria Ann Granacki’s AN ARTIST GOES TO WAR is a daughter’s compelling tribute to her father via his World War II service, with well-pieced-together diaries, letters, and artwork. Except for the details of battles, every description is personal, from Leon’s draft by the US Army and his map-making job in the South Pacific to a brief history of his welcome home and beyond. Those in Chicago will recognize many long-gone landmarks (Polk’s) and the Washtenaw Polish neighborhood, now gentrified. Filled with his drawings and watercolors, this personal recollection makes war all too real – and human.