PSWB Portraiture: January 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

7th Avenue & 42nd Street, 2018

7th Avenue & 42nd Street, looking South, 2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

"The Drive" 2018

"The Drive" 2018

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Empire State Building, from 36th & 6th, 2018

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Crushed Bicycle, New York City, 2018

Friday, January 26, 2018

Motorized Bicycle, Waverly Place, 2018

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Harley, Street Scene, NYC, 2018

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Four Playwrights Kushner, Parks, Baker, Baraka

Annie Baker

Amiri Baraka

Tony Kushner

Suzan Lori Parks

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Sunrise, Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, 2018

Friday, January 19, 2018

Brooklyn Back in the Day, Exhibition

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Back in the Day, Exhibition Spring Natural, 98 Kenmare Street, NYC

http://www.springstreetnatural.com/

Carrolll Gardens 1976,

Vintage Print 8.4"x10.6"

East New York, 1976

Vintage Print 8.3"x10.5"

Carroll Gardens 1976

11.4"x8.3"

Greenpoint, 1976

Vintage Print 9.6"x12.1"

St George, S.I.

Vintage Print 10.8"x8.4"

Cypress Hills, 1976

Vintage Print 8.3"x10.8"

Canarsie, 1976

Vintage Print 8.3"x11"

Gowanus, 1976
8.3"x10.9"

Brighton Beach, 1976

Vintage print 8.7"x11.2"

Greenpoint,1976

Vintage Print 11.3"x8.4"

Gravesend, 1976

print toned 2006 11.6"x8.4"

Greenpoint 1976

2006 toned 11.6"x11.4"

Greenpoint 1976

2006 toned 11.6"x8.4"

Cypress Hills,1976

Vintage 8.2"x10.7"

Flatbush,1976

Vintage 8.4"x11.6"

Carroll Gardens, 1976

toned print 2006 8.4"x11.6"

Gowanus,1976

Vintage 8.4"x10.7"

Bushwick, 1976

Vintage print 8.3"x10.5"

Greenpoint, 1976

Vintage Print 8.1"x10.7"

Carroll Gardens, 1976

Vintage print 10.6"x8.3"

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Exhibition of Portraits from Brooklyn in the 1970's

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Vintage Prints on display

Brooklyn, Back in the Day

Spring Natural

98 Kenmare Street, NY 10012

11am-11pm, mon-sun

full menu

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Playwright Portrait, Thomas Bradshaw, 2010

Playwright Portrait, Thomas Bradshaw, Excerpt from Cleansed,

2010

Excerpt from Cleansed

Grandmother: Yes. Your mother should never have married that nigger. It’s been nothing but problems since she met him. When you were a child she came crying to me about the fact that kids were making fun of you. What did she expect? Everyone could see that coming a mile away. But what really upset me was the fact that she had the nerve to blame it on your classmates and their families! She called them ignorant and racist! I have lived in this town for forty-six years and I can assure you that the people in this community are neither ignorant or racist! They’re just good Christians. And all good Christians know that the mixing of races is a sin. Your mother and father are the ignorant ones.

Lauraul: Do you think that I’m a sin?

Grandmother: Goes and Hugs Lauraul

Oh no honey. Your parent’s sins are not your fault. I’m just sorry that they didn’t consider your feelings before they had you. It’s not fair that you’ve been treated this way all these years. And it makes me love you even more to know that you’re rejecting the culture and the blood that your father infected you with.

Lauraul: Thank you Grandma. I’m so glad that someone understands.

Grandmother: But you know that you must fight hard everyday to resist your tainted blood. It’s very powerful, and can sneak up on you when you least expect it. So I’m giving you something to help you to resist it.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Portrait of Playwright Keith Josef Adkins, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 2015 x

Portrait of Playwright Keith Josef Adkins, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 2015

Monday, January 15, 2018

Portrait of Playwright Dael Orlandersmith, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater,

Portrait of Playwright Dael Orlandersmith, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 2012

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Playwright Portrait, Rinne Groff, Excerpt from Orange Lemon Egg Canary, 2008 ...

Playwright Portrait, Rinne Groff, Excerpt from Orange Lemon Egg Canary, 2008

Orange Lemon Egg Canary

the prologue.

Henrietta:

"Everybody loves magic. Everybody loves to be fooled, tricked. Everybody loves to be caught with their pants down. Everybody loves to be cheated and misled. Everybody loves it when someone lies to them. Especially when they watch that certain someone very closely and they’re trying to catch him in his lie, but he’s quick with the sleight of hand, too quick; and a girl is left feeling both stupid and angry, and third of all, empty. People love that."