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  • TitleMy life, my heart.
  • Call NumberVETS_0063
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryRelief print depicting artist's Haitian origins and heart ripped in two. Artwork made for project: Inked identity, 2011: veterans explore tattoos, led by VA creative arts therapist Beryl Brenner and Museum of Modern Art educator Sally Paul. Artwork shown in exhibit at Museum of Modern Art in November, 2011. Exhibition label: Louis Robert Cadet, My life, my heart. “Being a first generation American, born of Haitian parents and raised in both countries, I have always had an inner battle. Being a Marine coming back to the civilian life, I find myself in the next struggle for acceptance. My heart is being ripped apart.”
  • Date2011
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, black & white
  • Genrerelief prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorCadet, Louis Robert
  • SubjectVeterans--United States ; Haitian Americans
  • 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