My grandchildren will never know the freedom from fear my children and I have known. Everything has changed since 9/11. Threat levels, assassinations, wounded and dying soldiers, and suicide bombers permeate everyday life. This body of work conceived September 11, 2001 is my reaction to these troubled times. It is ongoing.
BEST AND WORST OF TIMES Photo of my grandson, Nicholas, taking first steps day before 9/11. Background, news photo of World Trade Center shell. Opening lines of Dickens's Tale of Two Cities. Child embarking into the world post 9/11. Enlarge picture (item #601) |
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JUST A COMMON SOLDIER Photo of my grandfather's brother WW 1, 'the war to end all wars.' News photos soldiers from Vietnam and Iraq. Common bond between all soldiers. Poem Just a Common Soldier by Lawrence Vaincourt. Enlarge picture (item #602) |
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CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE Freehand figures, fiery colors reminiscent of Sherman's march as well as of precision bombing raids employed by US. News photo gutted building. 'War is hell', General Sherman's quote, scrawled like soldiers' graffiti. Enlarge picture (item #603) |
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THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Freehand plus news photos of soldiers and bombed buildings. Dedicated to those who fight and die remain relatively unknown in every war except to their families. Enlarge picture (item #604) |