Life Magazine Publications
In the August 1963, Life magazine secured the rights to MacArthur’s memoirs, which it would publish in seven installments the following year, three in January with the remainder coming in July.
Henry Luce, Editor in Chief, said at the time that MacArthur’s story ranks “with the greatest historical writings of any age.” It would appear in book form, entitled Reminiscences, several months after the General’s death in 1964.
Accompanying the serial publication in Life was a series of illustrations by Sanford Kossin, showing some of the more dramatic episodes in MacArthur’s career.
The original artwork for five of these illustrations showing MacArthur’s early career, including the Vera Cruz expedition, Philippines, and World War I, were given to the MacArthur Memorial by the artist in 2000.
View the artwork in our photo gallery.