This is me and the prodigal son, Curlee Holton. It was also an exhibition for him as well as Mom since he is Mom's Master Printmaker and was closely involved with the production of the print/lithographs illustrating the Declaration of Independence. The wall text included a statement by Faith and one from him.
I was supposed to write for their book but I couldn't quite make their deadline although I have an essay for them now. The Declaration of Independence book is a very limited edition, maybe 1000 or so and very expensive so I wasn't particularly eager to be included in such a book. Moreover, for me the issue of the Declaration of Independence is a question of how things were in the 18th century, not my favorite century. Nonetheless, I wrote the essay and have included on this blog above.
I was fascinated by the difficulties Thomas Jefferson, Phylis Wheatley, David Walker and Maria Stewart all present to the visualization of issues intersecting race, gender and American Independence. These four would be my favorite subjects in 18th century America along with John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams from the standpoint of someone who loves to read about history and to read literature.
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