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Tom Lea American Combat Veteran Exhibit
October 22, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT
Free
Adair Margo, founder of the Tom Lea Institute will give a talk, followed by a multimedia presentation ft. Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony
Representations from Tom Lea’s time as the first embedded artist correspondent for LIFE Magazine during WWII are exhibited alongside combat warriors’ art. The Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Channel uses art therapy lessons to help veterans dealing with PTSD. Similarly, Tom Lea “got the war out of his head” after returning home from the war, by painting a portrait of his wife, Sarah. Adair Margo, founder of the Tom Lea Institute, will give a talk, followed by a multimedia presentation featuring Lea’s art synced to the stirring music of Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony’s last movement. In partnership with the Veterans Suicide Prevention Channel.
4th Annual Austin Veteran Arts Festival (AVAFEST) runs from Oct. 12-Dec.17.
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