About This Item


  • TitleNo matter the odds.
  • Call NumberVETS_0124
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryDrawing of figure in military fatigues and window. Artwork made for project: American, veteran, me, 2012, in response to the prompt: Draw what you looked like prior to military service. Exhibition label: No matter the odds by Juan Carlos Cifuentes, cardboard, paper and drawing, 20 H x 30 W inches, 2012. Iraq War veteran Juan Carlos Cifuentes poignantly states that “any day above group is a good day. As long as I keep thinking that there is a magic bullet cure out there.” Throughout his military career Mr. Cifuentes saw a great deal of combat.
  • Date2012
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)drawings (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorCifuentes, Juan Carlos
  • 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