Sinking Sun. 1942 painting describing the death of Japanese flyers at the Battle of Midway, Griffith Baily Coale

"sinking sun": painting by griffith baily coale, oil on canvas, 1942. Description: a u. S. Marine stands at parade rest on the bow of a pt boat as she moves slowly out to sea from midway to give decent burial to japanese fliers shot down on the islands during the battle. The red ball of the rising sun is prophetically repeated by the round disc and spreading rays of the sinking sun. Object Type: painting. Date: 1942.