parrasch heijnen

La Monte Westmoreland’s work is both a personal and observational reflection of a post-Vietnam War era African American experience. His work encompasses social, political, and humorous considerations of the artist’s own experiences resettling in Los Angeles after having served as a sergeant in the United States Marines Corps. Following one and a half tours of duty at the height of the Vietnam War, Westmoreland earned his BA and MFA at California State University, Los Angeles on the GI Bill where he shifted his focus from painting to printmaking, and eventually to collage and assemblage.