Portrait of Sgt. Rick Yarosh - Iraq War vet - currently hanging in the Smithsonian. The viewer experiences shock but Yarosh’s frankness is also palpable, which lends the viewer some respite from an awkward “elephant in the room” sensation and encourages the viewer to continue his/her gaze beyond the Comfortable.

Portrait of Sgt. Rick Yarosh - Iraq War vet - currently hanging in the Smithsonian. The viewer experiences shock but Yarosh’s frankness is also palpable, which lends the viewer some respite from an awkward “elephant in the room” sensation and encourages the viewer to continue his/her gaze beyond the Comfortable.

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