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Photographer Stephen Wilkes walks us through his process and insights into creating a photo that demonstrates the devastating loss of life from COVID-19, but sends a message of hope as well.
Suzanne firstenberg is the artist behind america, each flag representing a life lost to covid-19. >> when i bought flags in june, i bought 630,000. i thought never would we use that many. i reordered twice. >> reporter: visitors come by not just to observe but participate, volunteers write dedications for loved ones submitted online. >> one flag, there was a 99-year-old who died, and the flag reads, he refused a ventilator. he asked that it be used for someone younger. >> reporter: when the exhibit opened september 17, there were 670,032 deaths. since then, thousands more has died. each day sh...
It goes down -- >> to the world war ii memorial now. >> to the world war ii memorial. >> reporter: suzanne firstenberg is the artist, a temporary exhibition on the national mall. each flag represents an american life lost to covid-19. >> when i bought flags in june, i bought 630,000. i thought never would we use that many. i've reordered twice. >> reporter: visitors come by not just to observe, but to participate. volunteers write dedications for loved ones submitted online. >> one flag it was a 99-year-old who died. and the flag reads, he refused a ventilator. he asked that it be used for som...
Patrice Howard writes on white flags before planting them to remember her recently deceased father and close friends in November at "IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...," a public art installation in Washington, D.C. Led by artist Suzanne Firstenberg, volunteers planted white flags in a field to symbolize each life lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Patrice Howard writes on white flags before planting them to remember her recently deceased father and clos...
Patrice Howard writes on white flags before planting them to remember her recently deceased father and close friends in November at "IN AMERICA How Could This Happen...," a public art installation in Washington, D.C. Led by artist Suzanne Firstenberg, volunteers planted white flags in a field to symbolize each life lost to COVID-19 in the U.S. Credit: AFP via Getty Images American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020 By at 9:01 pm NPR The average U.S. life expectancy dropped by a year in the first half of 2020, according to a new ...