About This Item

  • TitleMagnificent me.
  • Call NumberVETS_0123
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryDrawing of artist as Superman, surrounded by angels. Artwork made for project: American, veteran, me, 2012, in response to the prompt: Draw what you looked like prior to military service. Exhibition label: Magnificent me, by Lateef Bost, cardboard, paper and drawing, 20 H x 30 W inches, 2012. Iraq War veteran Lateef Bost states “when I joined the military, I thought of myself as Superman.” His self-portrait is surrounded by angels. "Anybody who been to combat gets a dose of reality real quick. It can make or break you. I am working on transitioning myself back to my civilian life." The image shows film like forms that are combined with camouflage.
  • Date2012
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)drawings (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorBost, Lateef
  • SubjectVeterans--United States ; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Veterans ; Self-portraits
  • 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