Private corporate collection in Seattle, Washington.
This artwork examines the idea of peace and war. This artwork is autobiographical, for in my childhood, I played war games in the woods with the neighborhood children during the Vietnam War conflict. My knowledge of the Vietnam War was limited; we had a neighbor who returned from the war in 1971 with severe injuries. Another neighbor was a family of “hippies” who provided me a tie-dye T-shirt with a large white peace sign on the front; this was my favorite shirt. I would play war on weekends wearing my peace tie-dye shirt and carrying a plastic Mattel M-16 Marauder rifle.
The steel is a freight door from the Wamsutta Mills that had produced products for the U.S. Military since the 1860s. The business ceased operations in 2002. My great-great-grandfather and great-grandmother worked
at the Wamsutta Mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
at the Wamsutta Mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
This artwork examines the idea of peace and war. This artwork is autobiographical, for in my childhood, I played war games in the woods with the neighborhood children during the Vietnam War conflict. My knowledge of the Vietnam War was limited; we had a neighbor who returned from the war in 1971 with severe injuries. Another neighbor was a family of “hippies” who provided me a tie-dye T-shirt with a large white peace sign on the front; this was my favorite shirt. I would play war on weekends wearing my peace tie-dye shirt and carrying a plastic Mattel M-16 Marauder rifle.
The steel is a freight door from the Wamsutta Mills that had produced products for the U.S. Military since the 1860s. The business ceased operations in 2002. My great-great-grandfather and great-grandmother worked
at the Wamsutta Mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
at the Wamsutta Mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
