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Utah Patriot Camp, a week-long day camp, takes place in Herriman, Utah, 30 June 2017. The camp teaches the constitution, American values, military history, lessons on God's Word, and others. The camp strives to create patriots, and is for elementary-aged children. The Herriman camp hosted 95 students for the week.
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Bailey Vanderpool (11) of the Young Marines attends a meeting focusing on drug awareness, 11 Feb 2017, Hanover, PA. Hanover and the surrounding districts combine for Young Marines meetings, with a total of around 40 students. Nationwide, the youth group has around 300 clubs. The ages range from 8-18. The Young Marines is a not-for-profit organization focusing on youth development in categories such as citizenship, patriotism, and drug-free lifestyles.
Exhibition
Sarah Blesener. The Making of a Patriot
20 Feb 2018 – 1 Apr 2018
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 19:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 19:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 19:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 19:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 19:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Address
- 143 Ludlow Street
- New York
New York - 10002
- United States
Always remember, you are soldiers of God. And nobody in the entire history of the world has ever been as free as you are right now.” – Opening words from Utah Patriot Camp.
About
In patriotic camps and clubs around the United States, roughly 400,000 American children are taught annually, often with military subtext, what it means to be an American. Serving children as young as eight years old, these camps range in specialization from Young Marines to training future border patrol agents.
Sarah Blesener’s ongoing work examines the interplay of religion, love of country, and military-style training in the teaching of ‘new Americanism’ among youth across the United States. Over the last year, Blesener photographed patriotic clubs and camps in twelve states to discover this renewed embrace of the centuries-old theme of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny. Here, in this microcosm of a changing nation, youth straddle the vulnerability of adolescence and the simultaneous stripping of individuality. Blesener’s aim for the series is to open dialogue around the nuanced and complicated ideals instilled in the future generation of Americans. The work on display is part of her ongoing series, Beckon Us From Home.