Man Draping Flag on Coffin, Nevada
Artist
Todd Heisler(American, born 1972)American, born 1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Man Draping Flag on Coffin, Nevada
- from the series Final Salute
Date2005, printed 2012
Place depictedNevada, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 19 in. (34 × 48.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.4 × 50.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 5/8 × 26 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (52.3 × 67.6 × 4.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in. (40.4 × 50.7 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 5/8 × 26 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (52.3 × 67.6 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Troy and Allison Thacker at "One Great Night in November, 2012," in honor of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces
Object number2013.10
Non exposé
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* Photographer sent digital file to the Museum, Museum made print.
Published References The "Final Salute" series was included in the following: Tucker, Anne Wilkes et al. "WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath". Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2012. Rubin, Cyma and Eric Newton. "Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs". New York, NY: Business of Entertaining, 2010. Sheeler, Jim. "Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives". New York, NY: Penguin, 2009. Schouten, Elsbeth. World Press Photo 2006. London: Thames & Hudson, 2006. "Todd Heisler's Photographs of Families Grieving over Loved Ones Lost in Iraq Combine Emotion and Dignity", American Photo 17, No. 2 (2006) : 25-36.
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Romualdo Alinari
1850–1859
Albumen silver print
2000.266.16
