To an artist’s eye, the season of snow and ice is notcolorless but rather bursting with life and pot
To an artist’s eye, the season of snow and ice is notcolorless but rather bursting with life and potential. On this day in thedark heart of winter #BKMLibrary celebrates the vivid andchromatic work of writer, artist and Brooklyn native son Danny Simmons. Simmonsis a poet, painter, novelist and much more. A long-time activist andcommunity leader in Brooklyn, he co-founded the Rush Philanthropic ArtsFoundation and is involved in many Brooklyn institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, BrooklynAcademy of Music and the BrooklynPublic Library. #BKMLibrary’s collection is home toworks by Simmons including: I Dreamed My People wereCalling but I Couldn’t Find My Way Home; the artist book Deep in your bestreflection: poems in 160 characters; and the novel Three days as the crowflies: a novel.Posted by Roberta Munoz -- source link
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