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  • TitleBefore and after the navy.
  • Call NumberVETS_0113
  • Cite AsNew York Harbor Hospital Creative Arts Program Collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryCollage of two ships at sea, and figures with changing silhouettes. Artwork made for project: American, veteran, me, 2012, in response to the prompt: Draw what you looked like prior to military service. Exhibition label: Before and after the Navy by Thomas Matonti, cardboard, paper and drawing, 20 H x 30 W inches, 2012. Mr. Matonti served in the navy during the Vietnam War. His drawing focuses on the physical changes that have taken place in his body since that time. The graphic imagery that he utilizes in his work connotes life at sea.
  • Date2012
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, JPG, color
  • Genrecollages (visual works)drawings (visual works)
  • NoteTitle supplied by creator.
  • CreatorMatonti, Thomas
  • SubjectVeterans--United States ; 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