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The DEATH of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is NOT an historical piece about the great civil rights activist
NO It's about my original
batik
of Martin Luther King Jr., called "I HAVE A DREAM"
I remember when we first noticed the batiks were looking "salty." Jeanne said it may have been a faulty mixture of dye(s) or worst yet the drying agent compound (which would affect all the dyes).
MJ "lost" a painting. It just changed colors with awful results.
When I sent "the Beatles" to the dry-cleaners to have the wax removed --at one point it was suspected the wax may be the culprit-- it returned an undiscernable blend of colors.
"Bette Davis", "Charlize Theron" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK)" looked like they may escape the "salting" when I coated them with matte medium. "Bette" and "Charlize" are still somewhere in the flat file. I don't know what their condition is at present.
"MLK" started getting salty again when I dropped him off for an estimate to be framed. I re-coated him before committing him to matte, frame and behind glass. He debuted in Easthampton at Goodlander Gallery in August of 2006. The curator, Gale, told me a wonderful story about how and her sister as little girls got to walk hand in hand with Dr. King at one of his many Freedom rallies.
This batik (officially titled: "I Have A Dream") was never displayed again. Not on purpose. It just never had the opportunity after that August show. It wasn't included in this recent show at Green Trees Gallery as I had "officially designated him as sold." Laura Jacques had expressed interest in this piece. We talked of barter but never worked anything out. Or maybe the "friend's price" was agreed on but we just needed to wait for the "checks to come in."
But it doesn't matter now. "I have A Dream" has today become in the artist's collection. It appears that salting has returned. It will hang here in our new office to live out it's days. We'll see what happens.
