A Brush with Espionage: The CIA Intelligence Art Collection
“First Sting,” Stuart Brown, 2008, Oil on Canvas. Donated courtesy of Richard J. Guggenhime and Donald Elster. Painting depicts the turning point in the Soviet-Afghan War with the first of many shoot-downs of Soviet helicopter gunships by Mujahedin fighters armed with Stinger missiles. Photo courtesy Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA Intelligence Art Collection at CIA…