Photographer to speak of experiences in and since Iraq War

Ashley Gilbertson, Australian (b. 1978). Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer 21, Was Killed by a Sniper on July 21, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq., 2009 (printed 2011). Inkjet print, 22 3/16 x 59 13/16 inches. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Gift of the Hall Family Foundation, 2011.67.8.

A photographer who covered the Iraq War and later photographed the bedrooms of dead servicemen and women will speak at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on April 30.

Photographer Ashley Gilbertson won critical acclaim for his coverage of the war, earning an Overseas Press Club award in 2004 for his photos of Fallujah. Gilbertson’s photographic chronicle of the Iraq War was published as a book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, in 2007.

Since then Gilbertson has focused on veterans’ issues, including the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. For his project Bedrooms of the Fallen, Gilbertson photographed the bedrooms of American servicemen and women who were either killed in battle or committed suicide upon their return to the United States.

The event is co-sponsored by Photography Society, a group of Nelson-Atkins members which supports the activities of the museum’s photography department.

Details

Attendance to the lecture is free, but tickets should be obtained by calling 816.751.1ART, or online at nelson-atkins.org. A book signing will follow the talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Photography Society and the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at The University of Kansas.