Wednesday, September 19, 2007

 

The Portraitist Draws the Picture-Taker ...











This morning her husband will walk from his cell in the Manhattan Detention Complex to a court room where he will appear before a judge to learn what he will be doing for the next few years . He will be sentenced this morning , 19 September 2007 .
Her name is Amy and her husband is of course the infamous L.E.S. Jewels whom she refers to by his proper name , Joel . These are certainly not good times for either Amy or Joel .
Amy was last seen here on NMNL in a series of 3 posts from last 20 June 2007 titled " The Wedding of Amy and Jewels " .
Last night Amy wandered down to Ray's Candystore hoping to find some friends to be with during this very difficult , sad time .
Having some charcoal and paper with her , Amy decided to draw a portrait of the picture-taker ; the one who takes so many pictures of so many people at Ray's .





# posted by Bob Arihood @ 3:36 AM
Comments:
Looks like she "captured" you Bob...maybe the pencil is more powerful than the camera...

Great photo series -- the mask is terrific -- and the drawing pad -- like an Alfred Hitchcock movie -- or Ingrid Berman "Persona"...
who are we behind the mask?
how do we see people
how do they see us...
voyeurism...
?
remove the mask
who are you behind the mask?
masks?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 12:10 PM
 
This is so beautiful. I feel bad for Jewels, guilty or not. I miss seeing him in the Park.

Amy seems amazing. I haven't seen her in person since July or so, the time I passed her and Jewels huddled together near Kai Kai. Jewels looked physically ill; Amy was hovering, motherly.

Thanks for your updates.
# posted by Blogger Julie Turley, Kingsborough Librarian : 3:07 PM
 
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