Dear Dearest Mother venerates classic photography, the lost art of letter writing, and the relic from the battlefield. The year 2015 marked the sesquicentennial of the end of the Civil War, the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, and the fortieth anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. These commemorations inspired this series of still-life montages composed from the keepsakes of war and military veterans.
Portfolio Series
Photographers dedicated their lives to recording epic moments during military conflicts. My compositions only incorporate pictures discovered in each subject's archives.
Text developed for this series are provided on several works noted with READ STORY.
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This is Written On The Spot
2015, Still-life Montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30” x 30”
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Rev. Basil L. DeShetler—Soldier of the Cross
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30" x 30"
Spiritual Songs
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30" x 30"
Dear Dearest Mother
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 20” x 25”
John A. Halfrey—Seaman
2014, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 20" x 20"
Yours Faithfully, 6 Dec 46
2012, Still-life montage, Somerset Velvet Paper, 20” x 20”
1.9.1944
2008, Still-life montage, Somerset Velvet Paper, 30” x 30"
Rank Sergeant
2008, Still-life montage, Somerset Velvet Paper, 20” x 20”
Carte de Combattant Volontaire de la Résistance
2008, Still-life montage, Somerset Velvet Paper, 20” x 20”
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Cutler, World War II, Occupation Service
2015, Still-life Montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 20” x 20”
G. Burns—The White Scarf He Wore On 105 Missions
2015, Still-life montage, Somerset Velvet Paper, 30” x 30”
The Flight Navigator—Vietnam 100 B 52 Missions
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30" x 30"
Welcome to Cu-Chi, Hope is All We’ve Got
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30" x 30"
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I Love You Always, Judy
(The Telegram from December 6, ‘67)
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 30" x 30"
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What Kevin R Flike Carried on September 25, 2011—The Day He Got Shot in Afghanistan
2015, Still-life montage, Hahnemühle Museum Etching Paper, 20" x 20"