Field of Nightmares #3

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Field of Nightmares #3

$750.00

AI-generated art printed on 36x48 archival canvas, framed. Edition of 30.

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To most Americans, the institution of slavery is like a fairy tale whispering softly in the moss-covered branches of a distant Cypress tree. But for Black people, the pull of slavery across the centuries is like a net we cannot escape. Its persistently evident legacies are our constant reminder of this nation’s sins.

Violence is the legacy of slavery that I am most familiar with. Violence, and its consequences, hang over me and my family like a long, dark cloud reaching back through time. It haunts my dreams and colors my every interaction with the world…The dirty little secret about much of Black America is that violence, disguised as corporal punishment, is as much a part of our culture as Jazz or black-eyed peas or church.

If violence is the long crimson river that bathes the roots of my family tree, slavery is its source. Its waters weave a meandering path across time to reach me. I rise and make way for it at family gatherings. It is but one of many legacies of slavery that still haunt the Black community.

~ K. Ward Cummings (excerpt from 2021 Baltimore Sun Op-Ed)

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