Author: Suzie Sours Israel
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#48 “The Fall of the South Vietnames Ruling Class” (9/25/15 – 10/5/15)
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Vietnamese placed in positions of authority by the French and maintained by USA. If they resisted the North and unification then ended up vulnerable to execution as this woman’s male relatives and husband. “Witness to Apocalypse”
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#47 “Family in Distress” (9/7/15 – 9/16/15)
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Domestic side of war – “Price of War” “Unintended and inevitable price of war” “Civilians in War”
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#46 “Women and Children of the Cong” (8/16/15 – )
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The horrible domestic side of the war, “Women & children of the Viet Minh”, The painting emerged though my insecurity was significant – painted itself
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#45 (8/6/15 – 8/14/15)
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Boys, children of cong kept in detention one boy holding a stone would chuck it at a guard with any chance
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#44 (7/31/15 – 8/4/15)
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Woman must leave her nation to live, caught in the civil war on the losing side.
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#43 “Mother and Child injured in War” (7/16/15 – 7/2/15)
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The beginning of the 2nd Vietnam series
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#42 “Ho Chi Minh” (2/19/15 – 2/22/15)
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This was a spontaneous painting in the midst of new work – a good effort.
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#41 “Vietnamese Elders 1975” (11/6/14 – )
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Maybe my best of the series and the last at the time I completed it. It was not but maybe a break was in order
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#40 “5 Years Homeless” (10/24/18 – 11/3/18)
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“In my 5th year of homelessness. A very difficult painting of very difficult times. My demons have chased me into the Cascade Mts alone and tortured.” — Jack Sours’ artist note
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#39 “Sgt. John A. Sours, Reluctant Warrior” (9/18/14 – 10/1/14)
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“I abandoned ‘The Lo’ so that I would have an image that is mine alone. ‘It is not possible for this child to accomodate the thought that action is immoral and then continue to act.’” — Jack Sours’ artist note