Jim Butcher: Navy/Defenders of Freedom

Artist: Jim Butcher
1944 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 15.5 by 16 inches
Overall Size: 20 by 20 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

The first official naval uniform was established in the 1770's. Like the Army, the Navy found it difficult to find cloth for proper uniforms and felt the main concern was with protection from the elements rather than style and color. Eventually a standardized uniform appeared that featured a coat with a standing turnover collar, buttoned-back lapels and turned-up cuffs. Vests, breeches, cocked hats, white stockings and buckled shoes completed the outfit. Even though the basic style of Navy dress changed several times in ensuing years, certain features of the first uniform were carried forward. Commissioned officers, for example, continued to wear rows of nine buttons on their coats until after World War I. The present naval dress dates from the Civil War, the most important perioed in the development of the U.S. Navy uniform. It was during this time that the Navy established the policy of placing all officers in similar uniforms and initiated the system of rank indications still in use today. As the weapons and methods of war grew more complicated, Navy dress was simplified and standardized. The accent was placed on comfort and serviceability rather than the gaudy decorations of earlier periods. Today, when a Navy man appears at a dress occasion, he wears a dark blue double-breasted suit, white shirt, black tie and shoes, with a white visor cap. Women in the Navy wear blue wool gabardine suits and a white over black cap.

This painting was originally used on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover for the Navy Defenders of Freedom issued July 21, 1980.

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