A Spartan Environment - The Barracks at V M I Metal Print
by Don Mercer
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A Spartan Environment - The Barracks at V M I metal print by Don Mercer. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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Virginia Military Institute, my alma mater located in Lexington, Virginia, was founded on November 11, 1839. The current barracks, which has been... more
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Virginia Military Institute, my alma mater located in Lexington, Virginia, was founded on November 11, 1839. The current barracks, which has been expanded since my tenure from September 1965 to May 1969, is indeed home to a Spartan environment, rooms that offer the bare essentials, which continue to this day to be without air conditioning. As I have told folks over the decades since my graduation: "VMI is a helluva place to go to, but a great place to be from!"
About Don Mercer
Don Mercer is an author and freelance fine art photographer. Research for one book took him to the middle of Cambodia in 1999, as he was the first from among his wartime unit to return to that country. During the War in Southeast Asia - known to most as the Vietnam War, he flew over two hundred combat missions as an Air Force pilot in the Cessna O-2A. His combat assignment was as a Forward Air Controller, or FAC. The majority of his combat missions were flown in Cambodia at night. While in Southeast Asia in 1970-71, his interest in photography intensified with the purchase of his first two of numerous Nikon cameras. Black and white, as well as color, 35mm, and Super 8 movie films were used at the time. The transition to digital...
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