Inbal Abergil photographs, 2023-2024

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Summary

Creator:
Abergil, Inbal, 1976-
Abstract:
Inbal Abergil (b. 1976) is a New York-based documentary artist and educator. She is originally from Jerusalem and of North African descent. Her practice focuses on the aftermath of war and the human cost of conflict. This collection contains color digital chromogenic photographs from Inbal Abergil's projects, N.O.K.- Next of Kin and Making Peace with Death. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
Extent:
8 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.13073

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains photographs from Inbal Abergil's projects: N.O.K.- Next of Kin and Making Peace with Death.

The N.O.K- Next of Kin series consists of 20 chromogenic color prints. The project "examines the ways in which American families memorialize their relatives killed in military conflict. Abergil traveled throughout the U.S. to meet with relatives of fallen soldiers and military personnel and to document their methods of coping with loss through the preservation of personal effects. The images reflect her ongoing interest in the representation of war and focus on the personal altars and private displays of mementos maintained by families." The photographs are signed and dated by Inbal Abergil on verso.

Making Peace with Death contains folios with portrait photographs of Casualty Notification Officers (CNOs) and chaplains who notify families that their relatives have been killed in military service. Each folio contains two digital chromogenic prints of a pair, one CNO and one chaplain, as well as printed quotations from each officer. To create these portraits, Abergil used a 4x5 film camera and a mobile studio set up at the homes of the CNOs. The CNOs first shared their story with Abergil, and then they dressed and prepared for the portrait as if they were going to notify a family of a casualty.

Biographical / historical:

Inbal Abergil (b. 1976) is a New York-based documentary artist and educator. She is originally from Jerusalem and of North African descent. Her practice focuses on the aftermath of war and the human cost of conflict. Abergil received her M.F.A. in Visual Arts from Columbia University and her B.F.A. with honors from the Midrasha School of Art, Israel. In addition to her studio practice, Abergil is an Associate Professor of Photography at Pace University in New York City.

Biographical note adapted from Abergil's website: https://www.inbalabergil.com/about (accessed 25 April 2024).

Other Sources: Inbal Abergil artist information page, National Gallery of Art website, https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.50713.html (accessed 25 April 2024).

Acquisition information:
The Inbal Abergil Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase and gift from Inbal Abergil in 2023-2024.
Processing information:

Processed by April Blevins and Leah Tams, May 2024.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2023-0218, 2024-0010.

Arrangement:

Arranged into two series: Next of Kin, and Making Peace with Death.

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