direct painting with Schmincke and M. Graham gouache on Canson 140 lb cold press watercolor paper
Day: October 1, 2015
Weaponized Cuteness
This dog. I cannot deal.
No Good Deed
I had an appointment this morning for bloodwork. My doctor’s office is on the other side of town, so I didn’t think I’d get to campus in time to find parking. I thought about just going straight home, without even trying to find a parking spot. I was responsible, though, and I found one, and I went to work. But then? I remembered I hadn’t packed any food or coffee for the day. Sadcakes.
My reward for being responsible? Dry granola with effing raisins, that’s what. I hate, hate, hate raisins. They are the devil’s fruit!
Praise House at Coffin Point
Source: Image Collections Online – “Prayer house on way to Coffin’s Point”
This is another Hohenberger photograph, taken at Coffin Point on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, in 1938. There is no term in either the Thesaurus of Graphic Materials or in the Library of Congress subject heading authority file for “praise houses.” This is an oversight that should be remedied, but there just isn’t enough justification for us proposing such a heading, since there are only two images in our collection that it would apply to. So I had to find another way to describe this photo. African American churches is as close as I could get. It is not perfect, and I hate that, but it’s the best I could do.
Why does it matter? If you search our catalog for “praise houses,” you will not find this photo. If something is unfindable, it’s not of much use to our patrons.
As far as I can tell, this (and the other praise house Hohenberger photographed) are no longer extant. This makes his photos of them even more important, I think.
red paper boat 