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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Soldier in the Snow: A dark journey down the rabbit hole of war photos, blanketed in snow.

Tony Vacarro

White Death, Pvt. Henry Irving Tannebaum Ottre, Belgium 1945

Private First Class Tony Vaccaro, carrying an M-1 rifle and an Argus C3 brick camera, photographed this scene January 11, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge. At first glance, it looks like a painting - spartan and stark, the composition as cold as the day.

“I saw the soldier that was lying down so peacefully, so beautiful as if an artist had drawn it.” Vaccaro recollected in the excellent 2016 documentary Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro. “Death, that is beautiful. It’s a contradiction. You want the ugliest aspect of mankind, death, to be beautiful. Otherwise it can not be a monument.”

Vaccaro died in 2022 at the age of 100. The photo, titled “White Death, Requiem for a Dead Soldier,” was published alongside Vaccaro’s obit in The New York Times.

Full article here

screen shot of the NY Times front page of February 26, 2022 with Tyler Hicks photograph of dead soldier in snow by a tank in Ukraine

Thursday, November 25, 2010

'TIS THE SEASON: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WINTER SEASON

Alfred Eisenstaedt: Evergreen Trees at -51 Degrees Mt. Tremblant, Canada, 1944

Please join us Friday, November 26, from 5-7 as we celebrate the opening of "'Tis The Season", an exhibition of 50 photograph with a winter theme or setting. The annual tree lighting on the Plaza, which kicks of the holiday season, will begin at 4 PM Friday with the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Clause in the Fire Department;s antique truck. A choir will take the stage at 4:30, followed by local Girl Scouts singing favorite holiday songs from 5:15 to 5:45. Mayor David Coss will flip the switch on the Plaza holiday lights at 6. Santa Fe's Sol Fire closes out the evening with a concert ending at 7; and Girl Scouts will be selling cookies, hot chocolate, and hot cider. Monroe Gallery will be hosting a public reception and preview of the exhibition from 5 - 7 PM.

Verner Reed: Christmas Reflections, Boston, 1955

Santa Fe has receives a few recent dusting of snow, and this week the temperatures have plummeted, a perfect prelude to this exhibition. As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and the days grow short, this exhibition looks to the beauty of ice and snow. Winter photography, especially in the colder parts of the world, is a specialized niche. Photographers have to take care of their cameras and guard against frostbite and hypothermia. They often venture into remote wilderness searching for the perfect winter landscape. Their reward is stunning imagery.

Stephen Wilkes: Central Park, February, 2010

"Another great show opens Fri 5-7PM @ Monroe Gallery Santa Fe - 50 photographs with a winter theme"

-- Santa Fe Arts

"'Tis The Seasnon is an aptly named exhibituion of more than 50 photographs, all with a winter theme." -- Santa Fe Reporter

Weegee: Incident in a Snow Storm, New York, 1948

"Tis The season continues through January 30, 2011.

View the exhibit on-line here.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

'TIS THE SEASON

Sidney and Michelle Monroe wish you a joyous Holiday Season and a New Year full of happiness. We graciously thank you for your kind support and encouragement.

As the Holidays are upon us, we are pleased to share with you a selection of our favorite seasonal photographs. Enjoy! (Update: Thank you for your feedback! It has inspired us to install a special exhibit in the gallery, on view now through January 3.)