Mitchell Funk
Vietnam War Protests Central Park - Nuclear War, Civil Rights, Agent Orange, 1971
Inkjet Archival Print
15 × 21 in / 38.1 × 53.3 cm
$ 2,000.00
In 1971, Central Park was a hub for Vietnam War Protests. In this work, Mitchell Funk captures a packed protest scene with emphasis on the graphic nature of the banners...
In 1971, Central Park was a hub for Vietnam War Protests. In this work, Mitchell Funk captures a packed protest scene with emphasis on the graphic nature of the banners and flags. The banners depicted are sold in orange. Perhaps this is a symbolic reference to the US government's use of the defoliant herbicide Agent Orange to clear vast stretches of Vietnam, eastern Laos, and parts of Cambodia. . br Signed dated and numbered 3\\u002F15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle paper. The color will vary from monitor to monitor. br Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970, he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time-Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others.