Protest Canvas Print

An impression of violent struggle during the Civil Rights Era; confrontation between law enforcement and a peaceful protestor. This image is inspired by an historic photograph of Taylor Washington, a high school student, as he yells out whilst being choked by a policeman (photograph by Danny Lyon, from Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement). The photograph became the cover of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's photo book, The Movement (Simon & Schuster, 1964), with text by Lorrain Hansberry, author of A Raisin In The Sun.

Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artists Program Grant Recipient (FY2017). Juried Member, Hamilton County Artists Association: painting (juried 2015) and photography (juried 2013). Artist Member, Nickel Plate Arts. I live in Noblesville, Indiana. I've always loved art; as a child, I was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease, therefore physical limitations challenge my life. I'm self-taught, and I was Juried into the Hamilton County Artists' Association (in both 2D and Photography categories). I started selling artwork locally in 2013; prior to that, I taught Anthropology at the college level and was in an Applied Linguistics PhD program until my disabilities worsened with chronic heart failure. An artistic Jack of All...