Steve Mumford

Steve Mumford (born 1960) is a contemporary American painter. His practice has lately included the depiction of scenes from the ongoing American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Typically he works in large, realist oil paintings, as well as watercolor on paper.

Mumford entered Iraq on April 9, 2003, the day the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled in Baghdad, and he has periodically returned to the region to document the daily lives of both Iraqi citizens and American soldiers. These works were recently published, along with journalistic text by Mumford, in a book released through Drawn and Quarterly.

In April 2007, a major exhibition of his war works was held at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago. In February 2010 Mumford opened a solo show of new works at Postmasters Gallery in New York City.

Mumford lives in New York City and is married to artist Inka Essenhigh. He is the son of renowned mathematician David Mumford.

External links

• Baghdad Journal
• Latest Baghdad Journal installments
• About his book (Baghdad Journal)
• ArtVitae
• PostMastersArt
• Drawn to War: The Art of Steve Mumford at the Pritzker Military Library
• New York art world’s apology for the Iraq war