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Correspondence from Stewart H. "Bebe" Bridgforth to his parents, Robert and Theresa Bridgforth. In the letter, Bridgforth writes that reading his parents' correspondence about their livestock and crops makes him "feel closer to home."

Correspondence from William N. Bogan, Jr., to Juliette Chamberlin. Bogan served in World War II in the 283rd Combat Engineer Batallion. In this letter, Bogan describes hunting for deer and rabbit, and thanks Chamberlin for sending him candy, peanuts,…

Correspondence from Billy Jackson to his parents. Jackson was fatally wounded at Nettuno, Italy, on 29 May 1944. In the letter, Jackson relates his pleasure in hearing that his friend, "Goober," married. He also speaks of his plans to marry someday…

Correspondence from Winnie Brooks to her brother and sister-in-law, Clyde and Augusta Brooks. Winnie served as a nurse at Camp Shelby during World War I. She writes, "I’ll be most awful glad when I leave been here a few months. I never worked until I…

This photo depicts an orange ball with a ladder leading to an inside. Life Boat transforms a ship's lifeboat into a mobile biotech lab, symbolizing preservation amidst ecological uncertainties

This photo depicts a skeleton made from plants. Neri Oxman’s Living Architecture integrates biological materials into adaptive, growing design structures.

This photo depicts a small round redish-orange object on a small metal plate. Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr's projects further delve into the complexities of life and ethics. Their Semi-Living Steak presents lab-grown meat, questioning the morality of…

This photo depicts a white room with the door open with a large clear container with a green substance in it. There are also green hoses running all over the floor. Thomas Feuerstein’s Manna Machine IV uses algae photosynthesis to create paint,…

This Playbill was used for the Broadway production of Miss Saigon. The background is comprised of a setting sun. It shows an abstract helicopter, created by messy brush strokes. The indication of a woman's face is also discernable in the brush…

This photo depicts a person shaped object in a black body suit on the floor with roots growing all around them. Jae Rhim Lee’s Mushroom Death Suit is a burial suit seeded with mushroom spores that decompose the human body.