"My best pictures are always taken when I succeed in establishing a bond of sympathy with my sitter"
~ Doris Ulmann
(1882 - 1934)
"Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice”~ Paul Robeson
(1898 -1976)
“The pursuit of Justice is all I have ever known”~ Harry Belafonte
(1927 - 2023)
Both Harry Belafonte and Paul Robeson were actors and singers and activists, and major cultural figures of the 20th Century. We lost Harry Belafonte last week. I urge you to listen to his eloquent words about his life and his early mentor Paul Robeson. Paul Robeson is captured here above by photographer and master platinum printer Doris Ulmann. Deeply moving and relevant to the times we are living through now.