Robert Gerhardt : Life on the Border: The Karen People of Burma
Robert Gerhardt : Life on the Border: The Karen People of Burma
January 18 – February 18, 2011
Join us for an exhibition of the black and white photographs of Robert Gerhardt. The stark images document the lives of the Karen people who live in the wake of a 60-year civil war, the longest running civil war in the world, along the border between Thailand and Burma. Three of his photographs have been chosen to be part of Amnesty International’s Human Rights Art Festival this spring. Gerhardt is a photographer based in New York City.
There will be a slide presentation by the artist at Friday, January 28, 2011, 4 p.m. in the library’s Bernat Special Events Room reception to follow, Wilson Art Gallery until 6 p.m.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and may be viewed during regular library hours. For more information, call (315) 445-4153.