Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
SummaryDrawing of artist before military service, collage elements of military life. Artwork made for project: American, veteran, me, 2012, in response to the prompt: Draw what you looked like prior to military service. Exhibition label: One way ticket by Chumagali Ali, cardboard, paper and drawing, 20 H x 30 W inches, 2012. Chumagali Ali’s work shows his youthful self-portrait. He carries the American flag into combat. The camouflaged boots symbolize his advancement into combat while simultaneously avoiding the bomb.
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