Friday, August 14, 2009

The Power of Curator Editing

Smithsonian Exhibit TVs Smithsonian Exhibit
It's really too much, all the things the curators jammed into the war exhibit at the Smithsonian's American History Museum. So much that it's hard to know where to start.

Left with the overwhelming feeling that there's just not enough time to do it justice, I felt obliged to race through, casting eyes on pictures, reading snippets of quotes, watching bits of the videos.

Until... I stumbled upon the quiet of the P.O.W. alcove with just uniformed mannequin, living essentials and wall-sized photo of an emotional homecoming.

POW essentials
Powerful.

Effective editing always is.

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