Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina show opening in Wheaton, IL

Bill Oakes alerts us to a cool photo exhibit:

Exhibit Grand Opening
June 21, 2007, 6:30 pm

Please join us for the grand opening of Requiem on Thursday, June 21, 2007

Richard Pyle, Vietnam reporter (1968-1973) and Saigon AP Bureau Chief (1970-1973), will speak about his experiences covering the war and his friendships with photographers who died in the conflict.

• 6:30 pm Drinks and hors d’oeuvres
• 7:00 pm Richard Pyle talks and Q&A
• 8:00 pm Exhibit open for viewing

The First Division Museum proudly presents its summer exhibit Requiem:
By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina. These 150 moving and powerful photographs—taken by men and women on all sides who gave their lives during the conflict—begin with the French Indochina War in the 1950s and culminate with the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon in 1975. This compelling look at an important part of our history honors not only the photographers but also the soldiers who fought in Vietnam.

RSVP requested: 630 260 8183.

Free parking and admission.
Doors open at 6:30 pm.

1 Teacher CPDU available for this event.

Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina, is traveling under the auspices of George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.

For more information call (630)-668-8185 or e-mail: -email-

The First Division Museum at Cantigny is dedicated to the history of the Big Red One, the famed 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army. The museum includes 10,000 square feet of state of the art interactive and experiential exhibits and also houses the Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center.

The museum is located on the Wheaton, Illinois estate of the late Colonel Robert R. McCormick. During World War I, McCormick, later the long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, was commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, part of the First Division.

He renamed his estate Cantigny in honor of the first American battle of the war. At his death in 1955, McCormick left Cantigny to be managed as a recreational and educational park.

More info:
http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/index.htm

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