Vincent Cianni adds to the historical record of the struggles of gays and lesbians in the US military. Gays In The Military: Photographs And Interviews reveals stories of men and women who served in silence in this apt coda to an experience marked by an evolution from darkness into light.The New York Times
Documentary photographer Vincent Cianni graduated from Penn State university, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and SUNY New Paltz. He teaches photography at Parsons The New School of Design, NYC. He currently lives in Newburgh, NY. Cianni’s documentary work explores community and memory, the human condition, and the use of image and text. His photographs have been exhibited at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Nasher Museum, Photographers’ Gallery, London; the 7th International Photography Festival in Mannheim; and the George Eastman House. A major survey of his w
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“...images and interviews attesting to the struggles and triumphs, dignities and indignities of gay and lesbian service members.”,
- The New York Times Sunday Review, March 9, 2014
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