Congratulations to Illustration senior Dom Civiello whose piece Omaha received a Student Award from Communication Arts! Dom was 1 of 6 students selected to have their work be published in the 2016 Illustration Annual May/June edition, alongside professionals from the advertising, book, editorial, institutional, and animation markets. Dom completed Omaha as part of the Illustration Thesis class all seniors are required to complete for graduation.

“This illustration is part of a series for my thesis project. My research investigated Operation Overlord, which was conducted on June 6, 1944. It illustrates events and stories of veteran that jumped from the skies, dropped the payloads, and stormed the beaches of Normandy. Omaha, is a story about, John G. Burkhalter, who landed on Omaha Beach and instantly was swept up into the chaos of battle. Laying in the sand he witnessed incredible horror happening all round him. As he turned to move up the beach, a mortar shell landed nearby sending men tumbling through the air in a mist of sand.”  –Dom Civiello