The American Soldier
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
A Photographic Tribute: The Civil War to the War in Iraq
Historic and Pictorial Content
The exhibition is a tribute to the American soldier; the GIs, the army, the Marines, those who fight wherever and whenever there is a call to duty. It depicts the lives of the every day soldier, the infantrymen, which includes African-Americans, Native Americans and women, on and off the battlefield. The photographs tell their story of courage, heroism, friendship, family and sacrifice.
The exhibition includes 116 photographs and 9 history text panels, covering the Civil War, Spanish American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq. Photo captions accompany each photograph and there is a large titled entry panel.
The exhibition is sponsored by:
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
A Photographic Tribute: The Civil War to the War in Iraq
Design Of Exhibition
The design of the exhibition is bold and dramatic. The photographs are printed on a large format, wrapped on dibond and then mounted on a black oversized framed back panel. The required wall color is white or off-white and the lighting is soft and direct. Exhibition requires approximately 400 linear feet for installation.
The exhibition includes 116 photographs and 9 history panels, covering the Civil War, Spanish American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War 1, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Exhibition photographs are numbered and labeled and hung in chronological order, starting with the Civil War. Each of the nine wars represented, is introduced by a history text panel which explains basic facts of the war.
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
A Photographic Tribute: The Civil War to the War in Iraq
License Fee:
Fee covers three months for showing the exhibition. The venue pays the cost of shipping to the next venue. Contact Business of Entertainment Inc. for license fee details.
Shipping:
The exhibition comes fully crated in approximately 10 custom-designed crates.
For Available Booking Information Contact:
Business of Entertainment, Inc.
347 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-252-8499
Fax: 212-889-2784
Email: cyma_rubin@verizon.net
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
A Photographic Tribute: The Civil War to the War in Iraq
This catalog and the photographic exhibition on which it is based are a tribute to the American soldier—to all the men and women who join the military because they proudly choose to serve their country. When there is peace, their readiness is the backbone of our security. In battle, they fight and die for us.
The photographs collected here include images ranging from the bloody Civil War clashes fought in our nation's heartland to present-day battles in the streets of Baghdad. Their focus is on the soldiers themselves-those who march the dusy trails, climb the icy ridges, dig the muddy trenches, carve paths through the jungle, and endure the blinding sandstorms, the treacherous heat and cold, and the constant discomfort of life at the front. They know the face of the enemy and the hellfire of war.
Since photography's birth more than 150 years ago, the camera has become the soldier's historical notebook. As photography improved, the camera got closer and closer to the soldiers' lives, capturing the hard times, the humor, the bravery, the camaraderie, the victories, and, sometimes, the ultimate sacrifice-death. Like the soldiers themselves, war photographers have risked their lives to record moments that change history and forever impact our lives.
I hope these pages will bring the reader closer to an understanding of the American soldier, so that when they see soldiers, they will see more than just the uniforms... they
will see these young men and women as the courageous human beings they are.
Cyma Rubin
Curator/Editor
Purchase Information:
The hard cover catalog includes all of the 116 photographs in the exhibition, extended historic text and an Arts and Humanities reference section.
$40.00 (Retail price)
Available at exhbition venues. Catalog can also be purchased through the Business of Entertainment, Inc. by check or money order only payable to:
Business of Entertainment Inc.
347 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1505, New York, NY 10016
include $10.00 Priority Mail shipping & handling + NY sales tax where applicable (.0825%)
The catalog is sponsored by:
John B. Stetson Company ®
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