U.N. Exhibit Features Adams’ Quotes, McCurry’s Photos
Quotes from President J. Michael Adams’ latest book will soon adorn the walls of the United Nations in a collaborative exhibit. The excerpts from Adams’ book Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation, co-written with Angelo Carfagna, director, communications (Metro), will be featured alongside the powerful work of acclaimed photographer Steve McCurry.
Titled “Afghan Children and the Next Generation,” the exhibit will open on Tuesday, October 31, in the United Nations Lobby, New York City. It will showcase about 40 McCurry photos that depict the face of today’s Afghanistan, particularly through the eyes of its children. McCurry is perhaps best known for his haunting photograph of the green-eyed Afghan girl that was featured on the cover of National Geographic in 1985.
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Photos from the “Afghan Children and the Next Generation” exhibit. |
McCurry has focused in depth on Afghanistan, and his photography has brought to light the critical need to educate the next generation of Afghan children. In addition, his foundation, ImagineAsia, helps children in rural Asian communities by addressing fundamental education and health-care needs.
“When I look into the eyes of the children of Afghanistan, I see a tough, hearty race full of dignity and fortitude,” McCurry said. “Life in Afghanistan is often harsh and unforgiving, but its people accept the challenge with resilience. My hope for the children of Afghanistan, and anywhere else, is that all are given a solid primary education and are provided adequate health care. Every child has the right to those two basic things.”
Adams and Carfagna’s book, which examines globalization, explores global education and considers the case for world citizenship, also features McCurry’s photos on its cover.
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From left: Angelo Carfagna, J. Michael Adams, a quote from their book that will be featured at the United Nations, and Steve McCurry. |
“We are honored and excited to collaborate with an artist as talented as Steve McCurry,” Adams and Carfagna said. “We believe this exhibit has great potential to focus the world’s attention on the plight of Afghan children and to help connect the threads that tie all of humanity.”
The exhibit will be displayed from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the exhibit is free, and entrance to the United Nations is via the visitors’ entrance on First Avenue at 46th Street.
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October 2006
| · | Academic Convocation Opens New Year |
| · | Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Symposium |
| · | Faculty Status Report 2006–2007 |
| · | U.N. Exhibit Features Adams’ Quotes, McCurry’s Photos |
| · | Family Weekend and Homecoming |
| · | Editor Remnick of ‘The New Yorker’ to Speak |
| · | Dining in the Gilded Age |
| · | Eritrean Ambassador Addresses Conflict Resolution in Region |
| · | Division I Hall of Fame Induction |
| · | Faculty/Staff — Update, Announcing, Welcome |
| · | College Happenings |
| · | Spotlight — Charlebois, Kovacs, Philips, Stiner |
| · | This & That |
| · | Photo Stories — New Faculty Welcomed, Copies Plus, Wellness Fair. |
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Inside FDU on the Web is published by the Office of Communications and Marketing. Newsletter Staff: Carol Black, editor; Ron Aberthan, Mary Ann Bautista, Bill Blanchard, Mariellen Brown, Angelo Carfagna, Scott Giglio, Howard Gilman, Gretchen Johnson, William Kennedy, Lillian Lukac, Rebecca Maxon, Steve McCurry, Della O'Malley, Art Petrosemolo, Beth Reuse.