Master Sergeant Christopher Thiel served as the Soldier-Artist at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Museum Division from 2006-2008. Prior to coming to CMH, he was assigned at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss where he graduated in May 2006.
Master Sergeant Christopher Thiel is a 25Z, Visual Information Operations Chief, and has served as the Operations SGM, Fort Meade DPTMS; Student Company AIT 1SG and Chief Instructor of the Instructor Training Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade; Operations NCOIC, V Corps G2, Heidelberg, Germany; Graphics NCOIC, III Corps G3, Fort Hood.
The following pieces of artwork are representative of MSG Thiel’s work.
Another Day at the Office, Iraq
2006
18'x24' Oil
Brothers in Arms, Iraq
2006
18'x24' Charcoal
Disarming the Sword, 744th EOD
1999
18'x24' Charcoal
Beyond the Call: Pvt. G. Watson, MOH
1999
18'x24' Watercolor
Sgt. F. Curry, MOH
1999
18'x24' Charcoal
MOTBY Pieta
(MTMC Bayonne, NJ)
1999
18'x24' Charcoal/Pastel
Chain Gang MOTBY
(MTMC Bayonne, NJ)
2006
18'x24' Charcoal
Henry Andreotti-Stevedore
(MTMC San Francisco, CA)
1999
18'x24' Oil
Henry Andreotti-Stevedore
(MTMC Bayonne, NJ)
1999
18'x24' Pencil
Loading Rail: Pre-Board Inspection
(MTMC San Francisco, CA)
1999
18'x24' Watercolor
Loading Rail: Pre-Board Inspection
(San Francisco, CA)
1998
18'x24' Oil on Paper
Loading Rail: Pre-Board Inspection
(MDW Training)
1999
18'x24' Charcoal
Loading Rail: Pre-Board Inspection
(MDW Training)
2006
18'x24' Charcoal and Pastel
1 SG Vic Fernandez, Kuwait
(MDW Training)
2006
18'x24' Charcoal and Pastel
Hi-Res (1.24MB) (1652x2240)
Go Time Air Assault
(MDW Training)
2006
18'x24' Charcoal
Master of Chaos: ODA 563, 5SFG(A)
Dec 2001
16'x20' Charcoal
Hi-Res (543KB) (1500x1174)