About This Item

  • TitleWild things.
  • Call NumberVETS_0046
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCollage, 25 x 23 inches, with photographs of wild animals. Artwork created in New York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program, led by Beryl Brenner. Project: Visions of vets, 2009, referencing the theme: Who is an American veteran? Artwork was displayed at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center. Exhibition label: Wild things by Ron Gerlich. Mr. Gerlich states that “In Vietnam, no matter how secure you felt someone was always watching.” His work depicts a crane feeling secure and a squirrel sneaking up from behind. In essence, this was very much the quintessential “Vietnam Experience.”
  • Date2008
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorGerlich, Ron
  • SubjectVietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--United States ; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 ; Veterans--United States
  • CollectionVeterans Creative Arts Program collection
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • Copyright OwnerNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program