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Eric Smith: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC, 2007
Archival pigment print, please contact the Gallery for information

Memorial Day is a tribute to military service members and veterans who sacrificed in service to our country. Memorial Day is also widely celebrated as the "unofficial" start of summer in the United States, and this year on July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The new exhibit “America The Beautiful” confronts the idea that “American” is a uniform, monolithic identity. More at link in bio

Challenging the notion of a singular American identity, “America the Beautiful,” at Monroe Gallery [@monroegallery], explores patriotism, protest, memory, conflict, identity, and the ongoing fight for freedom and equality across more than 40 compelling photographs.

Reflecting on the tensions shaping the nation at a critical moment in its history, “America the Beautiful” examines America, American life, and the American people as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary amid growing threats to civil rights, free expression, and democratic norms.

Join the gallery for a reception tomorrow Saturday May 23 from 4–6 PM.

📍 Santa Fe

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Ryan Vizzions, Memorial Day, Rainelle, West Virginia, 2021
Sanjay Suchak, Scene from a Birthday Party, Washington, DC, June 14, 2025
© The Artists, Courtesy of Monroe Gallery

Challenging the notion of a singular American identity, “America the Beautiful,” at Monroe Gallery [@monroegallery], explores patriotism, protest, memory, conflict, identity, and the ongoing fight for freedom and equality across more than 40 compelling photographs.

Reflecting on the tensions shaping the nation at a critical moment in its history, “America the Beautiful” examines America, American life, and the American people as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary amid growing threats to civil rights, free expression, and democratic norms.

Join the gallery for a reception tomorrow Saturday May 23 from 4–6 PM.

📍 Santa Fe

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Ryan Vizzions, Memorial Day, Rainelle, West Virginia, 2021
Sanjay Suchak, Scene from a Birthday Party, Washington, DC, June 14, 2025
© The Artists, Courtesy of Monroe Gallery

The possibility that people who attacked and ransacked the Capitol could get money from the very government they attacked is the latest in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 – and the history of our Nation.

The new exhibition “America The Beautiful” comes at a critical time when our Democracy is under attack.
Opening reception Saturday, May 23, 4-6pm info at link in bio

1. Ashley Gilbertson: Officer Eugene Goodman: The Storming of The Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021
2. David Butow: January 6, 2021, Washington, DC. Supporters of President Trump battle law enforcement on the West steps of The Capitol during the attack on the day of Joe Biden’s election certification by Congress.
Please contact the Gallery for print details

The possibility that people who attacked and ransacked the Capitol could get money from the very government they attacked is the latest in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 – and the history of our Nation.

The new exhibition “America The Beautiful” comes at a critical time when our Democracy is under attack.
Opening reception Saturday, May 23, 4-6pm info at link in bio

1. Ashley Gilbertson: Officer Eugene Goodman: The Storming of The Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021
2. David Butow: January 6, 2021, Washington, DC. Supporters of President Trump battle law enforcement on the West steps of The Capitol during the attack on the day of Joe Biden’s election certification by Congress.
Please contact the Gallery for print details

New exhibition: America The Beautiful, reception Saturday, May 23, 4-6 pm.

Grey Villet: Farmers Randy & Lois Oster speak with lawyer activist Sarah Vogel on their farm, which is facing foreclosure, North Dakota, 1982

In a 1983 essay on a collapse of the farm economy, Grey Villet summed up its meaning with this visual metaphor used in the opening spread.

In the 1970's, high agricultural exports, increasing land values and price supports had produced a 700% increase in farm borrowing. But by the 80's, a glut in production and decreasing farm exports, a bushel of wheat brought less on the market than the cost of growing it. Caught in the downward spiral of debt and income loss, hundreds of family farms were being foreclosed.

Today, American agriculture is facing one of its most challenging periods in a generation. Farmers face economic challenges due to trade and tariff policies, which have exacerbated a farm crisis.

"America The Beautiful "is an Exhibition of compelling and provocative photographs illustrating America, American life, and the American people as the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday.

More at link in bio.

John Dominis/Life Picture Collection: Chinese Premiere Chou En Lai and US President Richard Nixon toast each other, Peking, 1972
Vintage gelatin silver print, please contact the Gallery for details

On February 21, 1972, President Nixon met with Chairman Mao Tse-tung. After a modest reception at Peking airport, the president was formally welcomed at a lavish banquet held in the Great Hall of the People and hosted by Prime Minister Chou En-lai. Using one of Mao's own quotations, Mr Nixon said it was time to seize the day and seize the hour "for our two peoples to rise to the heights of greatness which can build a new and better world". There followed an elaborate round of toasts, in which the 800 guests at the banquet wandered from table to table clinking thimble-sized glasses.

New exhibit now on view, Reception May 23: America The Beautiful. See link in bio.

On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. “America The Beautiful” confronts the idea that “American” is a uniform, monolithic identity at a critical time when our Democracy is under attack.

The American flag has long stood as a unifying emblem of democracy, freedom, and national identity. Its meaning shifts over time and in different contexts, influenced by political events, social movements, and individual interpretations.

Bill Eppridge: White Barn, New Preston, CT, 2007
Archival pigment print, please contact the Gallery for details

Today is #Mother'sDay in the US, a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

“This photograph is exceptional. A young woman holding a precarious load on her head, moving onward, suckles an infant bound to her body securely in cloth, in the traditional fashion, while intensely concentrating - on her steps? She cannot afford to fall. Or, lose her precious baggage. (Remember, the caption states that there is fighting and an attack going on.)  She is the central subject of the image where everything is circular, antiquely feminine, primordially important. She must make it.” --Marianne Fulton, photography curator, editor, archivist and writer

Carl Mydans/Life Picture Collection: Korean mother carries her baby and worldly goods while fleeing fighting, Seoul, Korea, 1951
Gelatin silver print, please contact the Gallery for information

New Exhibition: America The Beautiful - Reception May 23, 4-6 pm
more at link in bio

A major group exhibition of compelling and provocative photographs illustrating America, American life, and the American people as the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday amid the erosion of civil rights, human rights, and democratic norms.

Carl Mydans/Life Picture Collection:
Young Americans at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 1958

Today, in solidarity with #falloffreedom, Monroe Gallery is honored to present a preview of the important exhibition "America The Beautiful", May 1 - 3. Link in bio for more

“My greatest fear is that one day we may wake up and our democracy is gone. We cannot afford to let that happen.” —John Lewis

The Supreme Court’s decision to upend a key provision of the Voting Rights Act has plunged the nation into a new era of partisan conflict.

@falloffreedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

Ryan Vizzions: Congressman John Lewis, Atlanta, 2018
Please contact the Gallery for information

In solidarity with Fall Of Freedom, Monroe Gallery is honored to present a preview of the important exhibition "America The Beautiful", May 1 - 3. Exhibition formally opens with a public reception on May 23.

Find out more at link in bio.

Photo credits
Margaret Bourke-White/Life Picture Collection
Gordon Parks
@davidbutow
Bill Eppridge
Grey Villet

@falloffreedom

Today is the final day to visit us at The Photography Show Presented by @aipadphoto , booth B10 in the Park Avenue Armory.

"in the booth is a group of images from Diné (Navajo) photographer Eugene Tapahe’s “Jingle Dress Project,” which aims to bring global attention to Native American issues, including land acknowledgment, women’s rights and, most urgently, the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). A powerful image of fierce Native American sisters standing against a bright blue sky, dressed in traditional, colorful clothing—resolute and determined as they face the unknown horizons of their culture—is an absolute standout of this edition." - Observer review, link in bio for more

Eugene Tapahe: Togetherness, Sisters, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, Goshute and Timpanogos, 2023
Please contact the Gallery for information

Mark Peterson: A federal agent takes a man into custody at 26 Federal Plaza, NY, August, 2025
Please contact Gallery for price

"In the booth of Santa Fe-based Monroe Gallery of Photography, whose mission is to champion precisely those images from the 20th and 21st Centuries that exist at the singular intersection of art and journalism" Observer review of the @aipadphoto Photography Show, on through Sunday

"Dozens of observers, migrant advocates, and members of the press show up each day to witness the arrests, which often take place with little regard for due process. It might not even matter how a judge rules in someone’s case. Migrants seem to be in shock as agents approach; family members might scream or sob as their loved one is taken away."