About This Item

  • TitleMy experience in Iraq.
  • Call NumberVETS_0026
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCollage, 23 x 25 inches, includes group of soldiers sitting in Saddam Hussein's palace. 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: My experience in Iraq by Lecia Whyte. “My experience in Iraq was actually history making.” The artwork shows Lecia and her fellow soldiers sitting in Saddam Husain’s palace. The wealthy palace is juxtaposed near the housing of the poor people who live in Iraq. A bomb exploding in the distance indicates just how potentially dangerous the environment really was.
  • Date2008
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorWhyte, Lecia
  • SubjectIraq War, 2003-2011 ; United States--Armed Forces--Women ; 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