Author: Suzie Sours Israel
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#28 “ARVN Soldier” (5/5/14)
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The beginning of participants – I was thinking of showing in Lawrence.
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#22 “Johnson” or “I will not seek nor will I accept….” (3/17/14)
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Mỹ Lai is still dominating my conscious. The telling of a soldier’s taleIs quite boldThe sorrow and shameIs a terror to beholdWhatever stops the tellingI am toldIs where the artistFinds the gold
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#21 “Giáp & Ho” (no date)
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The image is taken from the 50’s during Vietnam’s war with France. This was prior to Le Duan’s involvement or dominance in policy and the conduct of the war. Read more about Võ Nguyên Giáp.
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#20 “Buddhist Monk Self Immolation” or “1963” (completed 4/4/14 after a lot of work and trial)
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To draw international attention to the horror of the despot Din Diem, our man in Vietnam. This painting is out of place as many will be. My story is expanding.
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#19 “Mỹ Lai” (2/24/14)
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This painting took maybe two weeks and embodied great emotional angst and self examination. It was perhaps the most difficult. The emotional experience lasted for weeks.