OPENING JUNE 10 - 6 pm - 8 pm
WHAT IF? The prison drawings of Carlos Walker
10 June - 5 July 2020CARLOS WALKER is a 38-year-old self-trained African-American artist who was released last year after spending 13 years in prison for drug trafficking. The inspiration for these drawings came to him after seeing a black prison guard discipline a white inmate."What if" traditional racial relationships wexre reversed, he thought to himself. And then set to work. Using chalk pastel. he completed 48 drawings while still in prison, before his release. Only 36 of them are currently on display because he couldn't afford to frame the other 12. He would be most grateful, as would we, if someone would donate $1,000 so the remaining drawings can be framed in time for them to be shown at CCPArt before WHAT IF closes July 5th.
CCPArt is located at
916 G Street NW / DC 20001
CCPArt is a 501-c-3 nonprofit corporation and donations are fully tax deductible
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