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Vietnam War Protests Central Park - Nuclear War, Civil Rights, Agent Orang

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
In 1971, Central Park was a hub for Vietnam War Protests. In this work, Mitchell Funk captures a protest scene with emphasis on the graphic nature of the banners and flags. The banners depicted are sold in orange. Perhaps this is a reference to the US government's use of the herbicide Agent Orange in the defoliant efforts vast stretches of Vietnam,eastern Laos, and parts of Cambodia.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 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.
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.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	1971
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Post War, Realism
Dealer Reference #:	Vietnam
Incollect Reference #:	729912

Dimensions

W.	43 in;	H.	29 in;
W.	109.22 cm;	H.	73.66 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.