10- kids gathered on a 1938 Pontiac Silver Streak deluxe 6. 37 & 46- proud Packard owners, ask the man that owns one. Images from an America long ago, with a growing black middle class in spite of vile bigotry and hostile discrimination. Portraits of perseverance. Now many Americans have had their masks fall with their hatreds revealed for everyone to see, shameful as Hell. Rj
a wonderful collection of photographs showing a vibrant community . I so wish that America could embrace this part of their culture with the pride that they deserve . They have given SO much to the world especially in music .
Stephen O’Donnell is a mid-career fine artist, writer, and singer/performer. His paintings are widely collected, both in this country and abroad. Entirely self-taught, he is perhaps best known for his self-portraits, work which most often exemplifies the portrait historié - in which a recognizable subject is portrayed in period costume or mythological guise, to dramatic or comic effect - as well as his small paintings of animals. His premier collection of short fiction, Half-Light, appeared in July of 2023. His work – both literary and visual – has appeared in the literary magazines/journals Nailed, Menacing Hedge, Buckmxn Journal, and Gertrude. He is married to writer and graphic designer Gigi Little, with whom he sometimes performs. Their book, The Untold Gaze – a collection of Stephen’s paintings paired with short fiction by thirty-three authors – was published in October of 2018. They live in Portland, Oregon.
The UNTOLD GAZE
The UNTOLD GAZE is a large format fine art book - 11x11 inches hardbound, 160 pages, full color - a collection of almost ninety of Stephen's paintings paired with short fiction and poetry inspired by his work. Included among the thirty-three authors are Lidia Yuknavitch, Tom Spanbauer, Monica Drake, Sam Roxas-Chua, and Whitney Otto. Click on the image above if you'd like more information on how to purchase the book.
De beaux portraits d'hommes d'une dignité tranquille, malgré l'adversité et à la marginilasation.
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Brought tears to my eyes.
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Images from an America long ago, with a growing black middle class in spite of vile bigotry and hostile discrimination.
Portraits of perseverance.
Now many Americans have had their masks fall with their hatreds revealed for everyone to see, shameful as Hell.
Rj
That last sentence - I can't imagine anyone expressing that more perfectly. Thank you.
Deletea wonderful collection of photographs showing a vibrant community . I so wish that America could embrace this part of their culture with the pride that they deserve . They have given SO much to the world especially in music .
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