Brian Maxfield

Born Geneseo, Illinois, 1949
Served in Vietnam, Army, 1st Battalion,
27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division,
and Headquarters Company, 2d Brigade,
101st Airborne Division (Airmobile),
Cu Chi, III Corps, and Phu Bai,
infantry grenadier and special services artist, 1970-71






Artifact II, 1979, molded ABS plastic with paint and fabric, 48 x 25 in.

For King
Gasping, legless
red smoke billows
where a man once stood.
Cover him with a poncho:
a finely wrapped package
for a young wife and child.