Steve Mumford

Steve Mumford (born 1960) is a contemporary realistic American artist inclined to document events by huge paintings of oil on canvas and painted watercolors on paper in the place of live events and wars. The works of these drawings are published on an internet site and in books with text that tells the story of the events depicted. One of the most important themes he works about is the Iraq war. Steve entered Iraq the day the statues of Saddam Hussein fell in Baghdad in 2003 and visited it several times until 2007. He lived the Baghdadian daily life and met many Iraqi artists who work and live in Baghdad. He also lived with American soldiers to paint their daily lives in the war.

In April 2007, a major exhibition of Mumford's work was held at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.

External links

* [http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/baghdadjournal.asp Baghdad Journal]
* [http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/mumford/mumford10-2-07.asp Latest Baghdad Journal installments]
* [http://www.artloversnewyork.com/artlovers/report/2005-12-18.html About his book (Baghdad Journal)]
* [http://www.artvitae.com/artist_portfolio.asp?aist_id=215 ArtVitae]
* [http://www.postmastersart.com/artists/steve_mumford/mumford_window.html PostMastersArt]
* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2007-03-15-steveMumford.jsp Drawn to War: The Art of Steve Mumford at the Pritzker Military Library]
* [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jun2005/mumf-j13.shtml New York art world’s apology for the Iraq war]