George Washingon Beating a Slave on the Grounds of Mt. Vernon - Oil on Canvas by Paul Zdepski
I catch heat sometimes for thinking about icons like Washington, Lincoln, Lee, Kennedy, etc... GW had slaves... He had to have exerted forced control in one manner or another. As Americans, we need to admit that our forefathers were flawed and human, not superhuman. Like a well crafted Haiku, the cherry blossom switch is ready to come down... oh yes, this is for sale, I need to get it out of the studio before I'm lynched in the town square. available - framed
Perhaps the social mirror is more about the US and it's treatment of other cultures and nations, stone faced and singular minded... but is it ART?
