Artist Jesse Treviño lost his hand while serving in Vietnam. When he came home, he reinvented himself as a painter.
In 1966, Jesse Treviño was drafted out of art school and sent to Vietnam. In a Smithsonian oral-history interview, he recalls thinking that he might die amid sniper fire and explosions, while imagining all the things he still wanted to paint. Mr.
Treviño survived, but his right hand—the one he used to paint—was injured so badly that surgeons couldn’t save it. Slowly and despite great pain, he reinvented himself as an artist. Between 1971 and 1973 he painted “Mi Vida” , a large-scale panorama that features the face of a female schoolmate who died young, the artist’s own Purple Heart medal, his hand prosthesis...
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
How Vietnam Became Donald Trump’s Forever WarAbsent from his generation’s signature conflict, he turned Vietnam into an ideological battlefield he has returned to repeatedly.
Lire la suite »
Will Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un be the unlikely duo that ends the Cold War in Vietnam?The U.S., North Korea and Vietnam, all deeply involved in the 20th century's Cold War, may now contribute to ending its last active conflict once and for all.
Lire la suite »
Michael Jackson's legacy under microscope in new sex abuse filmAlmost 10 years after his sudden death, Michael Jackson's legacy is under f...
Lire la suite »
Michael Jackson’s legacy under microscope in new sex abuse film'Leaving Neverland' features two men now in their 30s and 40s who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him. It began when they were 7 and 10-years-old.
Lire la suite »
R. Kelly's music legacy tested again after sex abuse chargesLOS ANGELES (AP) — R. Kelly is regarded as one of music's all-time hit makers, but the years of sexual abuse allegations against the embattled R&B star have created a dark cloud over his musical...
Lire la suite »
Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam for summit with TrumpDONG DANG, Vietnam (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, grinning broadly and waving at a crowd gathered on a cold, rainy morning, stepped off his armored train Tuesday after a long ride that...
Lire la suite »