After The War Delivers
$200.00
13” x 19”, Archival Pigment Print printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
Edition of 50
Signatures on front
Image by Kathy Fridstein, Poem by Kelli Russell Agodon
Through photographs and poems, the three forts—Casey, Worden, and Flagler—that comprised the Triangle of Fire protecting Puget Sound during WWI and WWII are portrayed, invoking their original purpose, now long overrun by nature. Kathy Fridstein has taken thousands of photographs of these forts, homing in on a mediation on history through a certain kind of beauty. Kathy invited poet Kelli Russell Agodon to respond to several of the photographs; her poems evoke the history of the forts, personify the soldiers stationed there, and interpret what it is like to be there now, juxtaposed with the current affairs of our country.
KATHY FRIDSTEIN
Kathy Fridstein is an artist/photographer living with her husband in Port Townsend, WA. After receiving an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kathy began a 40-year career of teaching in the Pacific Northwest and showing her art. Her work has been exhibited at regional and international venues, including the twentieth Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Exhibition, in Barcelona, and the Seattle Art Museum, where it was prominently featured in a three-person show, Altered Images. Her art is included in numerous public art collections, including the 1% Washington Public Art Purchase, the University of Washington Medical Center, and the Seattle Public Utilities Purchase. In 2025 she received an Artist Trust GAP award to help fund this book.
KELLI RUSSELL AGODON
Kelli Russell Agodon is an award-winning poet, editor, and author from Washington State. Her recent book is Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press). Her last book, Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), was a Finalist for the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press and cohosts the poetry series, Poems You Need, with Melissa Studdard.