Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer, 21, was killed by a sniper on July 21, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq.

Series TitleBedrooms of the Fallen

Artist Ashley Gilbertson (Australian, born 1978)

Date2009; printed 2011

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsImage: 22 3/16 x 59 13/16 inches (56.36 x 151.92 cm)
Sheet: 27 5/16 × 64 13/16 inches (69.37 × 164.62 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2011.67.8

Signedon back, in black marker: "Marine Cpl. Christopher J. Scherer, 21. Was killed by a sniper on July 21, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq. He was from Northport, New York. His bedroom was photographed in February 2009. Ashley Gilbertson. Printed in NYC October 2011"

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DescriptionBedroom with twin-sized bed against left wall and dresser against the far wall. Posters, bumper stickers, and shelves full of memorabilia cover wallpapered walls. A merican flag is hung from the ceiling. Row of ball caps hung against far wall near the ceiling.

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