Painting Watercolor Gouache Teenage Boys on pier On the Waterfront Louise Rosen II Illustration Art Black and White portrait_of_man the Boston Watercolor Society

the Boston Watercolor Society

It is rare to find a painting of the period that recognizes the personhood of a black sitter as an individual

"Have you seen my Mother

Possibly depicting the sense-memory of a village brought on by the taste of an apple

Possible the frame marks could be cleaned away

Painting Watercolor Gouache Teenage Boys on pier On the Waterfront Louise Rosen II Illustration Art Black and White portrait_of_man the Boston Watercolor SocietyOn offer watercolor gouache illustration on board depicting a group of teenage boys meting out street justice on the waterfront This illustration was clearly some sort of cautionary tale. Some gang of boys is disciplining another boy whose broken the rules: a blond boy in crown beanie holds his victim handcuffed, while the leader in a varsity sweater decides his fate. The leader holds something in is left hand, possibly an explosive. Black and white