DAPHNE, Ala.—Harry Weber’s military tribute artwork “A Warrior’s Sketchbook” and the “Wounded Warrior” are currently on display at the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, but will soon find a home within the Battleship Museum in Mobile. The exhibit will open at 4:30 p.m. May 5.

Weber, who was selected as the American Sport Art Museum and Archives’ Sport Artist of the Year, donated the works of art to the sports academy. The academy decided to donate the works to the Battleship Museum. The subjects of Weber’s more than 300 pieces of art vary from famous sports figures, Lewis and Clarke and members of the military.

Weber was a member of the United States Navy and his tour included a year in Vietnam, where he drew his inspiration for “A Warrior’s Sketchbook.” The piece is a collection of 13 sketches from the Vietnam War.

Weber’s other military themed piece, “Wounded Warrior,” is a small study of a larger sculpture planned that will depict a soldier raising a flag. The piece does not identify a specific branch of the military.

Weber’s work is described as work that “embodies human emotion and power with a spontaneity developed from a deeply rooted habit of sketching from life,” academy staff said. 

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