VIETNAM: A Window to War, art exhibit. through June 14th.

VIETNAM: A Window to War

An exhibition of photography by James R. Thompson
When and Where
May 27 – June 14, 2014
Quarter Gallery
Regis Center for Art
405 21 Avenue South, Minneapolis
Gallery hours are 11 am to 7 pm, Tuesday through Saturday
Cost: Free
Event Website
Description
The Quarter Gallery at the Regis Center for Art presents the exhibition VIETNAM: A Window to War. The exhibition is a compilation of photographs and materials collected by James R. Thompson during the time he spent serving with the 101st Airborne, U.S. Army in Vietnam from August 1970 to August 1971. After six months in Recon he was reassigned to be battalion photographer when most of these photos were taken. When he returned home, Thompson put the negatives in storage and they remained there for forty years. In 2010 he rediscovered the negatives and began the recovery and restoration of these Vietnam photos. In this exhibition Thompson has tried to show the many sides of this conflict.
Artist Statement
“My interest in photography and filmmaking began as a student at the University of Minnesota in the late sixties. I developed an early interest in documentary and street photography. I tried to use this sensitivity when photographing in Vietnam and later as a cameraman in the motion picture production business from 1975 - 2008. I now concentrate my efforts on restoring my Vietnam negatives as well as working on contemporary street photography. I continue to look for interesting people and situations and photograph them with the dignity they deserve no matter what their lot in life.”
James R. Thompson