Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
SummaryBefore and after drawings of artist with collaged crowns and dog tags. Artwork made for project: American, veteran, me, 2012, in response to the prompt: Draw what you looked like prior to military service. Exhibition label: Metamorphosis by Ramon Gutierrez, cardboard, paper and drawing, 20 H x 30 W inches, 2012. Ramon portrays himself as a pudgy guy before he entered the military. After he joins, he alters his body and improves his physique. This makes him feel like a king and he utilizes images of crowns to reinforce this concept. He also presents dog tags which allude to the military experience.
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